Tucked away on the 2nd floor of the Smith Campus Center is the first exhibit of four in-person, diverse collections of multimedia artwork: the Harvard Staff Art Show. Close to 280 pieces from around 185 artists, all Harvard University staff members, were submitted to be displayed in person for this year’s four shows. The first […]
On March 23, for the first time in over a decade, the Harvard Radcliffe Chinese Student Association (HRCSA) hosted “Mr. Asian Sensation,” a pageant in which participants answer trivia questions, perform talents, and flaunt their best outfits in a fashion show. Seven contestants, Alan Wang ’24, Aaron Kang ’25, Justin Ji ’26, Jōsh Mysoré ’26, […]
When this is Done And the young become old the old become elders and elders become spirits — and spirits, what can be said of them? – Ifeanyi Menkiti, Coming To America (2022) Nestled between Harvard Book Store and TD Bank on Plympton Street lies the quaint, picturesque Grolier Poetry Book Shop. […]
As controversy and tension from the Israel-Palestine conflict have proliferated on campus, so has art. Protest art at Harvard is nothing new—political buttons on display at the Harvard Kennedy School show how button art has been used to spread political and social messages. From installations to creative imagery, the Yard in particular has historically been […]
Barbie’s Dreamhouse or Ken’s Mojo Dojo Quincy House? Is it going to be “Pfoho at your front door” or the Mather gorillas? Will the Whole Foods by the Quad be your newest CVS, or is Cardullo’s still the spot? From River Run to dorm storming, if you are a first-year, you have surely been anxiously […]
Behind bars, self-expression becomes a luxury. While making art can serve as a means of rehabilitation, allow for emotional release, and act as an empowering force for incarcerated individuals, the prison system all too often denies inmates the right to create. “Beyond Bars: Art from Inside”—an art show on the 10th floor of the Smith […]
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is now running at the Loeb Experimental Theater from Feb. 29 to March 8. With music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin, Spelling Bee is a musical comedy about a group of six middle school students competing in, you guessed it, a spelling bee. […]
We are sitting near Quincy Grille. Allure Akaeze ’24 wears a raunchy cheetah-print bodysuit, colored neon pink and blue, with midriff and side cutouts. “I like showing skin, y’all,” they laugh. “It’s sexy. I like it. It makes me feel good about myself.” As a multidisciplinary artist, Allure embodies counterculture and eroticism. They are a […]
Last Thursday, the Harvard College Events Board hosted the annual “Battle for Yardfest.” According to the Dean of Students Office website, Yardfest, a Harvard College tradition, is “a giant cookout and festival-style concert. The two winning student bands from Battle for Yardfest…are granted an amazing opportunity to open for the exciting professional headliner.” This year’s […]
Puerto Rico, Spain, Portugal, and the Caribbean. Be prepared to swipe past a sunset photo from each of these destinations on Instagram every day this week. But if you are sitting at home this Sunday night and need a good distraction from the constant reminders of your friends’ sunny vacations, look no further than the […]