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Sophia Mora-Ortega

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Visitas for Dummies

The not-so-definitive guide to giving your visiting pre-frosh a very authentic Harvard experience.

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At Harvard, the social dynamic between first-years and upperclassmen is stark. Compared to other universities, this culture of first-year-isolation is deeply embedded—first-years all live together in the yard and eat every meal in the same dining hall, upperclassmen are seldom found at majority first-year parties, and most organization structures strictly separate new compers from staff […]

Pushing the Buttons Through Time

Harvard Kennedy School button exhibition highlights social movements throughout history.

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“ERA YES.”  “Stop the Pipeline.”  “Dissent is Patriotic.” Throughout history, political and social movements have utilized buttons as a way to voice their agendas. Easily worn and displayed, buttons effectively distribute a variety of messages to a mass audience. A current exhibition at Harvard Kennedy School called “Political Buttons” features buttons collected from the 1960s, […]