Can you imagine what it would be like living here next year? Hey, knock on wood – don’t jinx us getting quadded. Conversations centered around Harvard housing dominate Harvard first-years’ lunch conversations, text exchanges, and dorm hang-outs. The prospect of finally escaping the confines of Canaday’s red carpets or Straus’ slanted ceilings is oh-so appealing […]
It all began with one question: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” While sitting with friends in Cabot, I decided to text my father and brother this trivial question about the Roman Empire. They respond, detailing that the Roman Empire crosses their mind “every day” and “all the time.” I didn’t believe […]
I am haunted by a lineage of four words: You are your trauma. My mom died a week into my senior year of high school. As I approached and navigated the chaos of the college admissions process, my whole world was fractured. Between drafts and drafts of varying personal statements, everyone around me seemed to […]
“The only power the Supreme Court has is its legitimacy…and if it loses that, the question becomes, why obey?” The documentary trailer projected on the screen of the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics asked its packed audience this question. On September 20th, Harvard undergraduate and graduate students […]