What’s good sleep without a great late-night snack? At Harvard, late-night snacks come in the form of Brain Break—an opportunity for students to temporarily step away from p-sets and papers to grab a bite to eat in the dining halls while catching up with friends. Over the years, it has become somewhat of a Harvard […]
I lie wide-eyed in the dark, praying for sleep that will never come. The soft hum of my fan echoes across the walls while the night bus horn pierces the 2 a.m. stillness. The room looks unchanged. A few pieces of clothing remain scattered across the floor, and half-eaten cookies stare back at me from […]
When did sleep deprivation become a badge of honor? Throughout secondary school, it was almost the norm for the most studious and eager of us to pull all-nighters, then champion them as signs of success the next morning. Earning high grades and leading student organizations was not a good enough consolation prize for these sleepless […]
There are few experiences worth waiting in line for an hour: getting your driver’s license at the DMV, soaring through Space Mountain at Disneyland, and seeing Tyler the Creator live in concert, to name a few. The hustle and bustle of 21st-century life has materialized the concept of time into a currency, so the few […]
With the demanding academic and extracurricular schedules of many Crimson undergraduates, one might wonder: how much sleep do Harvard students actually get? To answer this question, we asked twenty students across Harvard’s campus to keep a sleep journal for a school week smack dab in the middle of two major midterm seasons and compiled their […]
On the final official day of 2025 Family Weekend, Harvard community members of all ages made their way to the Agassiz Theatre to watch the last performance of “The Addams Family Musical,” which came to campus just in time for Halloween. Presented by the Office for the Arts, the Harvard rendition of the classic story, […]
It’s Halloween, and you’re on your way home after a laborious night of trick-or-treating. Your costume is getting itchy, and your patience is running thin after being asked for the fourth time why a “grown-ass man,” such as yourself, looks like a “walking stop sign” in your rendition of the Red Line. Right now, climbing […]
Few places capture the spirit of Halloween quite like Salem, Massachusetts. Just 16 miles north of Boston, this historic seaside city draws crowds for its haunted history, witchy charm, and autumn atmosphere. Earlier this October, my friends and I decided to make the trip ourselves—a quick getaway from campus to explore the cobblestone streets and […]
For years, my dad and I have watched so many horror movies on Halloween that I could hardly sleep without fearing that Freddy Krueger would chase after me in my dreams. However, as the tradition continued, I became desensitized—horror movies no longer scared me. Because of this, I’m always taken aback by the “I can’t […]
“You look older.” Hearing those words from my 45-year-old English teacher when I was a sophomore in high school felt particularly insulting. I was torn between considering it a sentimental comment or if Ms. Sworn was trying to pick a fight. This moment—though small—was one of the first times I became hyperaware of how I […]