I have been thinking about the concept of courage over the past few days—a concept to which Harvard University President Claudine Gay devoted her inaugural address on September 29th, 2023. She espoused lofty, noble ideas, such as “the courage of this University … to question the world as it is,” and “the responsibility to explore, […]
To the Harvard Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the Harvard community at large, I write today not as a particularly religious person. I rarely attend religious services. I had a Bar Mitzvah, but I have profound doubts about the existence of a God. Although I have no doubt that my religious background subconsciously shapes my perceptions […]
Trigger Warning: Mentions of eating disorders and descriptions of treatment. When I was first admitted to the residential unit, fourteen years old and newly diagnosed with severe anorexia nervosa, I immediately became cognizant of how trapped I truly was. It was often weeks between breaths of fresh air. O-u-t-s-i-d-e. I am cursed by those seven […]
Luke: The language requirement is essential to Harvard. In today’s increasingly interconnected world, the importance of effective communication across linguistic and cultural boundaries cannot be overstated. As the global landscape continues to evolve, the ability to understand, speak, and interact in multiple languages is a powerful asset. By requiring students to take a language, Harvard […]
According to CNN, 30% of college students have used ChatGPT in the past year to supplement their learning. Evidently, artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a prominent facet of everyday life, with its growing use in the classroom speaking volumes about how quickly we must adapt to it. While AI’s expansion into the classroom could be […]
The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the fastest developments in academics over the past year. Most students discovered Chat GPT and other AI tools less than a year ago, but today these tools seem omnipresent. With all of the changing rules and guidelines set forth by the University, plus a […]
Your midterm is in 24 hours and you haven’t studied. Panic swells as the weight of unread chapters, unwatched lectures, and unreviewed notes begins to sink in. Having put off your preparation for weeks, you now exemplify the procrastination and present bias described to you in Ec10. David Laibson was right. Worse, the once comforting […]
Wake up West Cambridge-siders. It’s that time of year again. Lamont’s air is thick with the scent of coffee and desperation, Cabot social hour is no longer an option, and Kettle Cooked Pop Corners are nowhere to be found in the Science Center vending machines. That’s right. It’s midterm season, and I, a (very experienced) […]
In his Magnum Opus The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway describes the disillusioning, misguided, and ultimately self-fulfilling story of young adults in postwar France and Spain. He narrates their exorbitant lives filled with drinking, surface-level relationships, and the unsatiated pursuit of wealth. Residue from World War I—in both the gross disregard for human life for […]
Dear Taybah, I have been dating my boyfriend seriously for a few months now. However, I consider myself to be a religious and spiritual person, whereas he is completely non-religious. I thought that as long as my partner had a strong moral framework from which he lived his life, then I would be content. Basically, […]