To a casual observer, the spirited crowd gathered at Harvard Square on November 6th may have seemed to be celebrating the outcome of a Brazilian soccer match, or perhaps heralding the upcoming World Cup. Yet a closer look and some knowledge of Brazilian politics would have correctly identified it not as a celebration, but a […]
After years of discontent about the previous student government’s ineffective management and excessive spending on an Airbnb retreat in New Hampshire, students finally dissolved the Undergraduate Council (the UC) and installed the HUA in its place last April. However, the HUA Executive Team decided that we, too, should have a retreat for officers, not only […]
The-enemies-to-lovers trope has dominated the current era of young adult novels, in which former enemies realize their affection for each other and fall deeply in love. Contemporary culture has also specifically capitalized on forbidden love between college enemies, in online novels and in country music which appeals to listeners with deep-seated college allegiances. Conner Smith’s […]
New England: the most wonderful place I have ever lived. With its rich history, changing seasons, and endless caches of toll roads and strip malls, it really is the only place I could see myself living upon graduating Harvard. How could a born-again northerner like me ever return to the dregs of SoCal? Personally, the […]
Brett Kavanaugh – in both appearance and essence – is a dangerous fish. A mako shark, to be precise. Not because he interrogates with vigor and valor, but because he actively sharks. Let me explain by way of an example. He sharked Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during her first line of questioning. Call it rude, […]
Plastic spiderwebs hang from the rafters, and patrons and barkeeps flit around, masquerading as witches and clowns. It was Halloween at Shay’s Pub in Harvard Square. It was also the first installment of a new column in The Harvard Independent, “Talks on the Rocks”—in which three members of our editorial board converse over drinks with […]
The upcoming midterm elections on November 8th have generated increasing national buzz around the increasing extremism of conservative politics and the progressive pivot to issues in the culture war. Nonpartisan pollsters predict that Republicans are favored to win the House, while the Senate is expected to be extremely close. At the Indy, we wanted to […]
On September 13, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman visited Tehran, where she was arrested by the Iranian morality police for “improperly” wearing her mandatory hijab. Three days later, she died at the hands of these officials. Since her death, hundreds of protests have erupted across Iran, gaining traction online. The Iranian government cracked […]
The clock is counting down to your first Halloween party of the season, and you haven’t decided what to wear? We understand the need to impress, and we are here to help. The end of October is the only time of the year when you are given the opportunity to be someone you are not—so […]
Harvard students likely do not reach for a Snickers in times of stress, opting instead for a tried-and-true cup of joe. But should they? Small amounts of chocolate and sugar are proven to reduce perceived stress levels by reducing the production of the hormone glucocorticoid. Small doses of sugar present a viable alternative to consuming […]