Much has been said about the challenges faced by international students at Harvard, but perhaps the most significant obstacle of all is the visa. The visa, along with the restrictions it carries, can be a significant burden on its holder. However, the difficulty of the process varies greatly depending on the passport you hold. A […]
If you polled college students, most would claim that their favorite time of year arrives during spring break, the winter holidays, or the last few weeks of school. For me, it’s the day that daylight saving time begins. Daylight saving time begins in early March when the clocks jump forward an hour and ends in […]
Harvard College just made a game-changing announcement: it’s expanding its financial aid. If your family makes $100,000 or less per year, congratulations—you get to attend Harvard for free! If your family makes $200,000 or less, do not worry—you still get a piece of the pie, because your tuition will be fully covered. For a lot […]
“So beautiful OMG.” “OBSESSED WITH YOU!” “Sickkk!” Scroll through any college student’s Instagram, and you’ll find comment sections overflowing with enthusiastic displays of praise. But look closer, and you’ll see a microcosm of college social dynamics. From heart emojis to sarcastic one-liners, Instagram comments can reveal not only how users seek validation but also how […]
Despite my love for Eliot Dining Hall, I spent much of sophomore fall hopping between different Houses’ dining halls—not for camaraderie, but for answers to Stat 110 p-sets. Each week, hours of my life disappeared in crowded office hours, hovering around a teaching fellow in hopes of getting a single question answered about probability, Bayes’s […]
In practically every finance internship interview, I’m asked some variation of the same question—why Art History? I’ve come to understand art history as the history of culture: how we creatively express ourselves, respond to the world around us, and protest. Art is constantly in conversation with itself; artists revisiting and reinventing themes, variations, and […]
On the morning of March 8, federal agents entered a Columbia University-owned apartment and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student, campus activist, and lawful U.S. resident. Officials cited unspecified national security concerns, stripping his green card and transferring him to an ICE facility in Louisiana, without trial. No formal charges were announced. The detention […]
As an Android user, I stick out like a neon green bubble in a sea of blue. If you’re in a group chat with me, then yes—I’m the one making them green (oops!). Don’t poke fun at me, though; this is a monumental confession. Back in middle school, when we first discovered the joys of […]
“This order designates English as the official language of the United States.” —Exec. Order No. 14224. With President Donald Trump’s reelection, many anticipated sweeping changes to American life. From economic policies to foreign relations, the United States was poised for a dramatic transformation—whether for better or worse. In early March, the administration made a bold […]
On the left side of my mother’s kitchen, a cabinet is filled with mismatched china bowls. At family dinners, we all eat from different portion sizes, but through second helpings, we somehow eat the same amount of rice and chicken. Usually, I use a white china bowl, its rim lined with a blue pattern, and […]