Over the past few weeks, members of the Class of 2030 have been unpacking boxes in dorms where John Adams ’1755, John F. Kennedy ’1940, Matt Damon ’1992, and Natalie Portman ’03 once lived. I spent my entire freshman year in Straus Hall before learning that the family that financed it went down with the […]
After a week of campaigning and outreach across Harvard’s campus, Zach Berg ’28 and Daniel Zhao ’28 were elected the Harvard Undergraduate Association Student Body co-presidents on April 18. They will serve during the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year. As they step into this role, Berg and Zhao have plans to increase funding to student clubs, […]
On Monday, March 30, in an email to Harvard faculty, Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh announced changes to the grading policy proposal she shared in February. The amendments included factoring in students taking a class pass/fail when calculating the 20% +4 grading cap, adding SAT+ to the existing SAT/UNSAT scale, and waiting to implement […]
Editor’s Note: Due to the sensitive nature of mental health support programs, some interviewees have requested to remain anonymous. As the spring semester begins in Cambridge, students are navigating seasonal and academic stressors that can affect mental health. Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly known as seasonal depression, is a subtype of depression that is most commonly […]
“Harvard, escucha, estamos en la lucha!” “Harvard, escucha, estamos en la lucha!” By mid-morning on Nov. 17, loud chants, translating to “Harvard, listen, we’re in this fight!” filled Harvard Yard. Hundreds of custodians represented by the Service Employees International Union 32BJ began a two-day strike in demand of fair wages, a new union contract, and […]
When I thought my sleep schedule in high school couldn’t get worse, I was wrong. As a junior, I could easily run on five hours of sleep like a champ. My average day in high school looked something like this… 7:45 a.m.: get ready 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: school 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: sports practice 7:30 a.m.-12:30 […]
With the demanding academic and extracurricular schedules of many Crimson undergraduates, one might wonder: how much sleep do Harvard students actually get? To answer this question, we asked twenty students across Harvard’s campus to keep a sleep journal for a school week smack dab in the middle of two major midterm seasons and compiled their […]
Every year, about 1,000 international students arrive at Harvard College to embark on their undergraduate journey. While this period of transition is filled with excitement, it can also be daunting, especially when home is thousands of miles away. As Harvard’s largest undergraduate student organization, Woodbridge International Society welcomes students from over 100 countries each year, […]
