In late September 2026, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, “This is not about generating positive headlines; it is about doing what is right for the game. And I have never been more determined and committed in doing that.” This statement follows FIFA’s July proposal to create a $20 billion company to manage the World Cup […]
On Thursday, Sept. 10, a WHRB 95.3 FM DJ played a song that fellow radio member Shahmeer Baqir ’29 had never heard before. By the next day, he had listened to it twenty times. For most modern listeners, finding a new song means opening Spotify and letting the platform’s algorithm do the work. Tools like […]
When Ella Schneider ’26 scored in the fourth sudden-death period to give Harvard an 8-7 win over Princeton in the 2026 CWPA Championship, the Crimson became the first program in school history to win back-to-back conference titles. The game had taken four quarters, two overtime periods, and four sudden-death frames to decide. Under head coach […]
On Feb. 10, 1938, Sidney Bechet walked into a Decca Records studio in New York and cut a track called “Viper Mad.” The song, which Bechet composed with musician Rousseau Simmons, was an ode to smoking marijuana. O’Neill Spencer sang the lyrics over Bechet’s clarinet: “wrap your chops round this stick of tea / blow […]
*Editor’s note: The last names of Harvard University Dining Service workers have been excluded for privacy purposes. As their contract with Harvard University nears its July 2026 expiration, Harvard University Dining Services workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 26, a labor union that represents hospitality workers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, are gearing up for […]
This week, the Charles River Gods return for their annual appearance, manifested in cheap hard liquor on Harvard College’s Housing Day Eve: River Run. The following shots, some classic, some suggestions for a uniquely memorable River Run, may appear along your journey to appease them. My advice is as reliable as any college freshman’s, stitched […]
Every March, Boston slips into shades of green. The city’s color palette, usually a winter wash of red brick and slate, takes on an unmistakable hue. This green does not arrive with the weather, but rather a ceremonial cast on the 17th. It appears in flags hanging off of fire escapes, in the bunting draped […]
When I introduce myself, I say I’m from “the Bay” to be strategically vague. If I’m lucky, someone mentions a cousin in San Jose or an internship in San Francisco, and we nod at each other in mutual recognition of tech-adjacent geography. If I’m less lucky, they ask the question: “Where in the Bay?” There’s […]
