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9.21.23: The Distractions Issue

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Point/Counterpoint: Should Russian and Belarusian players be allowed to show their flag?

A discussion on Nationalism and Politics in Sports after the 2023 Tennis US Open.

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Jonah: For the second straight year at the US Open Tennis Championships, neither Russian nor Belarusian players were permitted to play under their flags. Instead of the typical tiny flag pictured next to players’ names on the screen, competitors from the two countries were given a blank gray box. Both finals featured Russian or Belarusian […]

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The Big Bad Bubble

Sorry, Harvard: You’re not special.

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In the pages of last year’s Love Issue in The Harvard Independent, Layla Chaaraoui ’26 argued that the frenetic flurry of semesterdom—the “Harvard bubble”—serves for too many students as a shield against the myriad of crises, tragedies, and catastrophes happening everywhere in the world. She asserted that we ought to leverage the power of our […]

The Faces at the Front of the March

Why student activism on Campus is limited to a select few.

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To an outsider, Harvard might seem like the kind of place where student activism blooms. Just this summer, Harvard students congregated both in Harvard Yard and Washington D.C. to dispute the Supreme Court’s rejection of Affirmative Action. In January, more than 100 students walked out of John Comarroff’s classroom due to allegations of sexual assault. […]

The Sleeping Power of Harvard Student Activism

How Harvard distracts students from their own global impact. 

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BY: KATE KADYAN ’26 Clarence Thomas, arguably one of the Supreme Court’s most esteemed conservative members, used to pledge allegiance to a much more radical left group, the Black Panthers. Now he strikes down affirmative action as “racial discrimination” and holds that abortion “has no basis in the constitution.” What triggered this shift from the […]

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Technology as a Distraction: Why We Should Set Our Own Barriers

How much more productive could you be in lecture without a laptop?

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With the fall semester taking off, most Harvard students are doing their best to set good habits and regular routines. Starting the year off strong can be crucial to succeeding academically and promoting a healthy work-life balance. Being a Harvard student often means racing against the clock, playing a game to add as many responsibilities […]

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Mike Saatchi: The Prophet

Meet Mike Saatchi, the self-proclaimed pioneer of hypergospel music.

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In March 2022, Mike Saatchi released a song titled “i <3 boobies.” The cover art for Saatchi’s “God heals” features an image of Jesus Christ holding an enormous styrofoam cup full of prescription cough syrup. In “keep a Bible,” Saatchi sings, “God keep me insured like Geico.”  Mike Saatchi, a 24-year-old rapper, singer, and producer, […]

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Athlete-Students or Student-Athletes?

What D1 students sacrifice—if anything—when coming to Harvard.

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Harvard University is the biggest sports school in the country.  This statement may come off as laughable to anyone who longingly watches ESPN’s College Gameday from their common room every weekend, but it is technically correct. The school has 42 varsity sports, more than any other Division 1 program, with approximately 20% of the student […]