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Protests in Iran: Sparks of a Revolution?

The death of Mahsa Amini has reignited an Iranian movement for “Women, Life, and Freedom.”

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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 […]

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Eat More Candy

Trash your case of Red Bull and eat chocolate instead

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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 […]

Harvard Haunts 

Harvard Haunts 

Apply and attend Harvard at your own risk

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Harvard students usually fear stolen laundry, getting quadded, coffee shortages in the dining hall, fire alarm tests in the dead of night, and the freshman flu. . If these are the only types of horrors you have experienced at Harvard, consider yourself lucky because campus is a much spookier place than most people think.  Harvard […]

Harvard Haunts

Harvard Haunts

Apply and attend Harvard at your own risk

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Harvard students usually fear stolen laundry, getting quadded, coffee shortages in the dining hall, fire alarm tests in the dead of night, and the freshman flu. . If these are the only types of horrors you have experienced at Harvard, consider yourself lucky because campus is a much spookier place than most people think.  Harvard […]

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“Live Everyday like It’s Your Last”

Steven Wang on the joys of dropping out to build his investment startup

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Passionate, decisive, and gritty. These are the three words Steven Wang ’24, CEO and co-founder of investment startup Dub, uses to describe himself.  “You have to have a vicious belief, to know what you’re doing to drop out. It’s dedicating your life to what I’m doing right now. My life is essentially my company. To […]

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The Power of God is in this Telephone Company

Patriot Mobile ensures that God reigns supreme in Grapevine-Colleyville School District.

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When my little brother moved into North Texas’ Grapevine-Colleyville School District (GCISD), he had a hard time making friends. Of course, that’s normal for any tween moving schools, but his trouble had less to do with his personality, and more to do with his new friend’s parents disliking his name. My sweet brother is named […]

The Care Gap

HUHS fails to equitably provide reproductive and maternal care

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The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade has made maternal and reproductive health care even more essential in places where it remains legalized such as within Harvard campus. Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) promises to provide reproductive care services for its students, but they fail to do so in an equitable fashion, creating burdens and […]

The Gift Horse’s Mouth

Facebook’s evils should disqualify Mark Zuckerberg’s money and name from being projected around campus

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On September 22, 2022, one of Harvard’s most well-known dropouts Mark Zuckerberg ’06 and wife Priscilla Chan ’07 unveiled the Kempner Institute, a human and artificial intelligence research facility, and an accompanying $500 million grant. This gift was prorated over fifteen years and comprises over 10% of the total private research funding that Harvard receives […]

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The Loneliness We Feel Together

How elite institutions like Harvard trigger collective feelings of isolation—and what we can do about it

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College admission reaction videos never fail to make me cry. When I was applying to college, I would watch them surreptitiously in the dark of my bedroom, as if pressing repeat on the shaky glow of my phone screen would will my own acceptance into existence. Even now, it’s cliché, but I find them cathartic—in […]

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