“Where do you think you’ll go to school next?” my youngest sister asked me as we pulled out of our driveway. As the oldest of three, I was the first to leave home and begin college. As I turned out of the neighborhood I loved, my pulse accelerated just thinking of how different everything was […]
As of May 15, the Trump administration has frozen about $2.7 billion in federal grants from Harvard University. While the University’s robust endowment should help cushion further cuts, the challenges of digging into such funds leave the institution on unstable fiscal footing. At $53.2 billion, Harvard has the largest endowment across global higher education institutions. […]
Over the past few months, Harvard University has faced significant social, political, and legal turmoil, largely due to targeted challenges from the Trump administration against the school and its policies. The 2025 spring semester brought student movements and potent lawsuits against the federal government—all of which left the campus at the center of national attention. […]
Mexico—my homeland—is one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists outside of active war zones. There, speaking up against those in power means gambling your life. Fear of the State is woven into the fabric of daily life. That is the country I come from. Nonetheless, it is a country I love, the […]
A fantastically large bird, nameless and blue, pops out of the bushes and flies across the water. Luckily, I live in Winthrop House, so I could walk right out of my own courtyard to this perfect bench by the river moments before, barefoot if I wished. Winthrop is clearly protagonist-coded, a prominent House in the […]
One of the saddest parts of studying abroad during junior spring is saying goodbye to all the graduating seniors in December instead of May. I found it hard to properly bid adieu to all the wonderful people who shaped my first three years at Harvard—especially those at the Indy. So, to make up for it, […]
With my junior year behind me, the end of college suddenly feels right around the corner. It seems like just yesterday I was grabbing meals with strangers in Annenberg, writing Expos 20 essays, and making my frequent treks to and from Pennypacker 27. I always knew my time at Harvard would fly by—everyone told me […]
Dear Senior Paige and Tilly, Although some days seemed to drag on forever, it feels just like yesterday that we were banging on the door of our freshman dorms, not realizing we had to pick up our keys from Yard Ops. All of a sudden, we were returning those same keys, rooms empty once more. […]
My dearly departed, When I think of words, I think of their parts. This is a goodbye letter, so it should be just that. A good bye. A cheerful ciao. A splendid so long. But this goodbye is far from just good—in fact, it is causing me quite a bit of emotional turmoil. And the […]
The road curves out ahead of us, the trees pulling long shadows across the asphalt. I’m driving—my dad in the passenger seat, one arm out the window, tapping his fingers on the door in rhythm with the song on the radio. The Stones are playing low, something from “Sticky Fingers” I only ever seem to […]