While many spent their winter break watching home videos on DVD players or sorting through old photo albums, this private nostalgia transitioned to public social media this new year. On Jan. 1, 2026, Instagram feeds were suddenly filled with the long-forgotten dog-ear Snapchat filter, quirky poses in front of Los Angeles’ iconic pink wings, and […]
I lie wide-eyed in the dark, praying for sleep that will never come. The soft hum of my fan echoes across the walls while the night bus horn pierces the 2 a.m. stillness. The room looks unchanged. A few pieces of clothing remain scattered across the floor, and half-eaten cookies stare back at me from […]
“I think Confucius would critique Menzi’s emphasis on rewards and punishments.” “I think men have a higher social dominance orientation than women.” “I think the limbic system and prefrontal cortex are in a tug of war.” At Harvard, no class statement seems complete without an “I think.” It slips out unconsciously, often going unnoticed by […]
It’s 2014. I am eight years old. My parents say goodnight, flick off the light, and pull the door shut just before leaving my room. I count their footsteps like some kids count sheep—one, two, three—until I know they’ve settled back on the couch, immersed in “Grey’s Anatomy.” Like clockwork, I begin my nightly rebellion, […]
It’s 5:45 a.m., and Storage Squad still hasn’t delivered your scooter. Instead, you’re trudging across Cambridge with calves that feel as heavy as bricks. Before the sun is even up, you spill coffee all over yourself trying to juggle your belongings for the day. To top it off, you yelp from a hamstring cramp after […]
College athletics have entered a new era. On June 6, the final approval for the House v. NCAA settlement was signed, changing the landscape of collegiate sports. Moving forward, college athletic programs will be able to directly pay their athletes. This ruling will apply to the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, […]
Somewhere in a chemistry lab in Cambridge, a rising sophomore pauses her chemistry experiment to watch an intense recoupling. Across the world in New Zealand, an Econ concentrator spits out his morning coffee because Belle-A was sent home from the Villa. And in suburban Ohio, I trade an hour of nightly reading for the thrill […]
Dear Senior Paige and Tilly, Although some days seemed to drag on forever, it feels just like yesterday that we were banging on the door of our freshman dorms, not realizing we had to pick up our keys from Yard Ops. All of a sudden, we were returning those same keys, rooms empty once more. […]
