For the third time this semester, it is voting season on Harvard’s campus. But this time, there are hopes that the election will be free of the acrimony that has marred prior contests and mark the start of a new chapter for Harvard’s student government. The interim student government has initiated elections for the co-presidents […]
Harvard students are no strangers to challenge, but military rigor is unlike the usual academic, social, and physical tests required for admission to the college. Three percent of Harvard’s student body either served in the military prior to attendance or enrolled as part of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Yet the experiences of […]
While student protests have flooded Harvard Yard in support of Ukraine over the past few weeks, Sebastian Mandell ’24 decided to take action on the Ukrainian border. Leaving his academics behind in Cambridge, Mandell relocated to assist in medical combat training for the Ukrainian forces. In an attempt to familiarize himself with the local culture, […]
Among the 2,320 students in the Class of 2025, 15.6% come from outside the United States. Moving from high school to college is a momentous transition for everyone, but going through this change in a foreign country requires adjusting to new foods, academics, and cultural dynamics. Five students reflect on their transition to campus this […]
Harvard undergraduates hail from nearly 100 countries. Additionally, many American students have immigrant parents and strong ties to their cultural heritage. With such a variety of cultural backgrounds, students have created over 50 cultural organizations, from the Polish Society to the Caribbean Club, and everything in between. However, where there is cultural diversity, there is […]
Each year, students from all over the world bring drastically differing preconceptions of American life to Harvard. Many international first-years must adapt to the culture shock of unexpected customs and obstacles. Were their expectations of Harvard parties met? “I think they’re on par with what I expected,” said Eric Hwang ’25 from Seoul, South Korea. […]
The American public school system boasts the traditional American classics of Of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, the overtold fables of Cinderella, Annie- all featuring romanticized protagonists who just so happened to reach success from humble beginnings. This idea of building a better life out of thin air defines America. […]
By Thucydides Every Housing Day, the same controversies arise. We hate the quad. We are wrong to hate the quad. We want to block with athletes, singer-songwriters, linking groups, or pure strangers. Harvard’s housing lottery has become a stunning demonstration of the human urge to find patterns in randomness. With only a few slight changes, […]
2,527. 5,523. 5,545. For student athletes Kristiján Gunnarsson ’25, Habiba Eldafrawy ’25, and Elianne Sacher ’24, these numbers are the respective mileage calculations from Cambridge to their homes in Iceland, Egypt, and Israel. Not only are these three students capable of moving their entire lives across the world, but they also are expected to balance […]