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Rania Jones

About Rania Jones

Hailing from Chicago, Forum Editor Rania Jones ‘27 is studying History & Literature and Government. You can find Rania editing articles in her Lowell common room with her Indy roomies or searching for her next best story around campus.

Articles written by Rania Jones:

Coming Up at the Institute of Politics

Coming Up at the Institute of Politics

A look into Spring 2025 and beyond at the IOP after their record-breaking application season.

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The Harvard Institute of Politics brought in record-breaking application numbers for the Spring 2025 semester. As of Feb. 10, the IOP received 788 applications across its 16 programs—including nearly 200 first-time submissions. At such a critical juncture in American and global politics, this growth speaks to a rising interest in civic leadership and public service […]

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My WOY’s Wicked Smaht

Hasty Pudding Theatricals honors actress Cynthia Erivo with their 2025 Woman of the Year award and performs their 176th show on opening night.

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May Art always fill your caps.  This, which the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 75th Woman of the Year, actress and vocalist Cynthia Erivo signed in the Pudding honoree guestbook, rings true to the Hasty Pudding’s motto, Concordia Discors (discordant harmony or organized chaos), christening a day full of joy, love, and laughter. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, […]

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Trump’s Revised School of Thought

Using statutory and executive authority, Trump’s war on diversity, equity, and inclusion takes its opening blow on the academic left.

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Two Januaries ago, on the top floor of a Chicago skyscraper, I fiddled with the gold, engraved buttons of my cardigan as my Harvard interviewer and I swapped stories about Harvard’s craziest classes and Chicago’s hidden gems. In a pause in conversation, she jumped at the opportunity to ask what I was most excited to […]

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News and Views: We Want Your Voice 

This budding column brings your voice to topical news.

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Joan Didion begins her 1979 book The White Album with a striking assertion: “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” In journalism, op-eds—short for “opposite the editorial page”—are where these stories take shape. Such narratives aren’t neutral reports on events but a fusion of arguments, perspectives, and deeply felt convictions. The most salient narratives […]

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The 92 Report: Harvard Then & Now

Will Bachman ’92 is on a mission to interview every member of the Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1992.

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“So, tell me about your journey since graduating from Harvard.” Each episode of Will Bachman ’92’s podcast, The 92 Report, kicks off the same way—but from there, Bachman lets his guests take the reins and lets the conversation flow organically.  The 92 Report, which first debuted in February 2022, follows Will Bachman as he speaks […]

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The Enduring Attack on DEI

The Trump administration issues an executive order committed to rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

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In his first week back in office, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across the executive branch and the broader United States. From anti-bias training to federal funding for minority farmers and homeowners, Trump’s order effectively dismantles such programs from all aspects of the federal […]

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The Game: A Storied Legacy 

Steeped in history, the Harvard-Yale game is one of the oldest collegiate athletic events.

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“It’s The Game, Rory,” Paris says to Rory in anguish, across a Yale dining hall table.   Rory Gilmore, a Yale student who is unfamiliar with the Harvard-Yale game, attends The Game with the Gilmore family in “Ted Koppel’s Big Night Out”—Season 4, Episode 9 of the series Gilmore Girls. Richard and Emily Gilmore, Rory’s grandparents, […]

Anastasia: A Russian Princess’ Journey to Rediscovery

Anastasia: A Russian Princess’ Journey to Rediscovery

This fall’s student production of Anastasia holds a candle to the magic, wonder, and romance of the 1997 movie.

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One step at a time. One hope, then another.  Anastasia is an enchanting musical that explores the enduring mystery of Princess Anastasia Romanov through song, dance, and performance. The show follows a girl with an uncertain past, who teams up with two questionable con men as they try to escape St. Petersburg on a fateful […]

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Censorship: The Refuge of the Weak

Book bans deny us the freedom and education we deserve.

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Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. This mock-Latin aphorism, translated as “Don’t let the bastards grind you down,” plays a central role in Margaret Atwood’s feminist novel The Handmaid’s Tale, a commonly banned novel in several U.S. states including Virginia, Texas, Florida, and Oregon. As in many totalitarian societies, Atwood’s fictionalized state of Gilead forbids females from […]

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