07.24.25: The July Issue
“This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land”
Mexico City residents are frustrated as a result of years of redevelopment in the area. Animosity quickly turned into actionable fury on July 4. Mexico City civilians took to the streets, protesting the sizable influx of foreigners—mostly American—who have relocated and made the area their home. “Gentrification is colonization!” shouted Mexican civilians. Mexican American Harvard […]
Not Your Typical Internship
Throughout Harvard College’s annual academic calendar, one thing rarely leaves an undergraduate’s mind: summer internships. As the spring semester comes to an end, students anxiously confer with each other about their suitably prestigious occupations, often citing consulting in New York, public policy in Washington, D.C., or start-ups in Silicon Valley. However, not everyone follows Harvard’s […]
The Big Beautiful Bill: A Warning to Harvard?
On July 3, the Republican-dominated House of Representatives passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” in a 218-214 vote. The extensive legislative package has cemented 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while pulling federal funding from healthcare, social programs, and higher education. Passing the OBBB is a major step toward the Trump administration’s broader agenda […]
Thoughts from New Quincy: Why Higher Education Is Failing Students
During the last week on campus in Sever Hall, I spotted a fresh sheet of printer paper taped beside the door of a freshman expository‑writing class. In bold Helvetica, it warned: “No ChatGPT, no Claude, no Copilot—ALL work must be entirely your own.” The sign wasn’t just a classroom rule; it was proof that Harvard’s […]
What We Do With Our Fear
Throughout high school, I spent much of my summers in the Honduran countryside. Swaying in a hammock beneath mango trees, I’d lose myself in history books. I was always especially interested in those exploring the rise and collapse of authoritarian regimes through a humanitarian lens. I was drawn to the lived experiences of people who […]
What Makes Harvard, Harvard
Growing up, Harvard felt like an abstract idea. Raised in the South, where 90% of each graduating class from my high school went to the same few SEC schools, I had little exposure to the Ivies beyond TV references. For me, Andy Bernard was the quintessential Cornellian, while Harvey Specter embodied Harvard. These schools—especially ours—felt […]
Sanders Theatre: Down With Dark Academia
As someone who until very recently spent a great deal of time scrolling through TikTok, I know a fair amount about aesthetic subcultures. Cottagecore? I’ve watched more than a few homemade ricotta tutorials. Tomato Summer? Lamented its rise; celebrated its collapse. Office siren? Got called that by Indy Copy Editor Megan Legault ’28. Suffice it […]
Sex in Books
As a 19-year-old college student, I’d like to think I’ve finally reached that age where it’s okay for me to read books that contain erotic scenes scattered throughout. As much as I’ll slouch into my seat when reading explicit content in public, I can accept that sex is just a normal part of life, and […]