The Three-and-a-Half-Year Walk The Independent’s former Editor-in-Chief reflects upon his time at the paper By TUSHAR DWIVEDI The walk from Adams House, the home in which I spent three years, to our Independent meetings each week, where I spent three and a half, would often be moments of clarity with ample time to reflect. Although […]
What it is to be “Counterculture” By TUSHAR DWIVEDI Counterculture in modern culture has often been associated with the notion of subversion, making using a set of notably distinct values or beliefs to drive change in an existing system. The seemingly rebellious nature of counterculture appears embedded in the name itself; the […]
An Opportunity at the Island in the Square By Tushar Dwivedi At some brief, likely indiscernible moment, it was clear to me at least, that the interview had changed in nature. Deep within the stacks, Robert Kiely, Professor of English, Emeritus, spoke of a time before time for myself: stories of Adams House’s unrivaled cultural […]
Democratic Candidate Town Hall Harvard IOP and CNN bring together leading Democratic Candidates By TUSHAR DWIVEDI On April 22nd, CNN, in conjunction with the Harvard Institute of Politics, hosted a Town Hall of five democratic candidates: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg. While the questions and answers […]
Letter from the Editor Dear Reader, The staff of The Harvard Independent is proud to present to you the 2019 Sex Issue! As an organization, this issue is one of the most exciting and interesting for us to put together, and we hope that translates to you as well. This issue is a collection of […]
Shopping Week Survives Spring Discussions The Indy speaks to the UC President on the implications of the result By TUSHAR DWIVEDI After the Harvard Time resolution, students across campus have expressed sentiments of distrust and frustration with student-administration communication. As such, much of the effort of the latest Undergraduate Council as well as those […]
So Close, yet So Far A Peek Behind the Curtains on Harvard Snow Days By TUSHAR DWIVEDI As temperatures continue to drop and snow accumulates rapidly in massive mounds outside Widener and Annenberg, students can’t help but reminisce about “the good ol’ days of Spring 2016, when the snow days were honestly endless.” This […]
Sunday Night Football or Wednesday Nine to Five? Why Not Both? By TUSHAR DWIVEDI Sports betting has raced to a fast start in the United States, with valuations of the industry ranging from tens to hundreds of billions of dollars. Among the various legalized states, Delaware and New Jersey were some of the earliest to […]
by Tushar Dwivedi This morning, Harvard hosted a ceremony for new members of congress, allowing a limited number of Harvard students access to the nation’s leading politicians and business leaders. In a different venue, and seemingly a different world, Travis Scott (aka La Flame), an industry leader in his own right, made his presence […]
By Tushar Dwivedi In the modern day era, sports events oftentimes incite a wide variety of journalistic pieces, ranging from ESPN’s live, explicitly factual injury and score updates to reactions and commentary both in and post-game on major media outlets. Simultaneously, social media provides an open and widespread outlet for any individual to entertain […]