It is my first year at Harvard. At 8 a.m., I get a text from my good friend—we’ll call her EG for privacy reasons—saying she’s left DeWolfe and is on her way to meet me at the life-threatening intersection between Santouka Ramen and Lamont Library. Because I had been dilly-dallying instead of getting ready, I […]
Over the past few weeks, members of the Class of 2030 have been unpacking boxes in dorms where John Adams ’1755, John F. Kennedy ’1940, Matt Damon ’1992, and Natalie Portman ’03 once lived. I spent my entire freshman year in Straus Hall before learning that the family that financed it went down with the […]
Long before his first step on the field at Harvard Stadium, Jacob Rizy ’23 already had the National Football League in mind. In fact, it has shaped his decision-making since the very conception of his athletic career. During his high school recruitment process, Harvard’s football program stood out as an offer that could help him […]
As soon as I heard the familiar announcement of “boarding completed,” I found myself wondering if I had everything needed for my return home. I patted my pockets for my phone, laptop, and passport. Check, check, check. However, this time, I had one more thing to make I didn’t leave behind: my teammates and coaches. […]