The moment that defined my freshman year was not move-in day—it was a late July sweaty afternoon. Arriving at a babysitting gig drenched in sweat from my 30-block walk to Union Square, I had known that it was the day our freshman rooming assignments were supposed to be released. But it was already 3:50 p.m., […]
It finally happened: Taylor Swift made her first-ever guest appearance on the “New Heights” podcast. Hosted by NFL tight end Travis Kelce and his future Hall of Fame brother, Jason Kelce, sports fans and “Swifties” alike have long awaited this momentous occasion since Taylor and Travis were first seen together in public in September 2023. […]
Three weeks ago, Columbia University announced a $221 million settlement with the Trump administration to resolve alleged violations of anti-discrimination laws and restore research funding. The deal followed months of tension between the federal government and higher education institutions—and may suggest that peer institutions are reaching similar agreements. With the fall semester approaching, post-secondary education […]
After months of resistance against the federal government, Harvard University may soon reach a settlement with the Trump administration. Reports of these deliberations come just weeks after Brown University and Columbia University agreed to settlements to restore withheld federal funding. Persistent funding cuts to post-secondary academic institutions nationwide now total between $6.9 and $8.2 billion. […]
Over the past year, Harvard University and Columbia University have stood at the center of a high-stakes fight with the federal government. Beginning in January 2025 following President Trump’s inauguration, both schools saw major funding streams frozen or pulled as the Trump administration tightened its grip on federal research expenditures. What followed: months of canceled […]
On Aug. 18, pre-freshmen began moving into the Yard for one of Harvard College’s six pre-orientation programs: First-Year Retreat and Experience, First-Year Arts Program, First-Year Outdoor Program, First-Year Urban Program, First-Year International Program, and Leadership Institute for the First-Year Experience. Designed to build connections between incoming students, upperclassmen, and the Harvard community, the ‘pre-frosh’ programming […]
As the White House escalated its pressure campaign on Harvard and other Ivy League universities this past academic year, many of us at Stanford braced ourselves for similar scrutiny, wondering when our school would draw the Trump administration’s ire. So far, those anxieties have mostly gone unrealized. Stanford has remained outside the national spotlight, avoiding […]
The Riesman Center for Harvard Hillel was once my refuge. As a struggling undergraduate, I found comfort there, and not because my family’s name was chiseled into its edifice. I was welcomed at its dinners, warmed by its community, and guided by leaders who seemed to genuinely care about a better Jewish future. But today, […]
I still remember the first time I stayed silent in section—watching the moment slip by until someone else jumped in with a safer, more polished thought. That pause felt small then, but it lingers now, as LFDOC photos flood my Instagram feed and I step into the rhythm of “last firsts.” It makes me reflect […]
Hey Shitstains, What a whirlwind it has been since we last spoke! For new readers, I went abroad to Paris last semester, and I won’t shut up about it. I traveled across Europe, met incredible people (including Harry Styles), had my apartment robbed, and finished the term a die-hard Francophile. So where does that leave […]