The New Universal Grading Policy: Harvard’s Necessary Shift of Focus An opinion on the new grading policy implemented at Harvard College BY ARSH DHILLON I have become a huge proponent of a universally-mandated, Emergency Satisfactory/Emergency Unsatisfactory (SEM/UEM) grading policy. When I initially arrived home, however, I was not. Like many students, I worried […]
Counterpoint to “The New Universal Grading Policy” BY MICHAEL KIELSTRA From Caesar’s wife to the Virgin Mary, history is full of things which must, for one reason or another, remain above reproach. I would add Harvard’s grades to this category. The American education system gives students and educators an incredible amount of freedom, […]
The Invisible Hand Serving a college town with no students, restaurants in Harvard Square search for patrons By MARISSA GARCIA A string of burnt-out lights It was a Friday night, maybe a Saturday morning, and time felt like sand as I met my close friend, a senior, for her final twilight in Harvard Square. Three […]
Harvard Housing Day Who do you want at your door on Thursday morning? By MIMI TARRANT As Harvard’s Housing Day approaches, what better way for first-years to distract themselves from the impending doom of the coronavirus than the imminent threat of being self-isolated in the Quad for their next three years at Harvard? Here, […]
It’s Comping Season A look into Harvard’s favorite passion By JULIO V. PARDO Dear reader: A few days ago, I woke up to an inbox full of emails. From the ten unread I had disregarded the night before, they had increased by the dozens, signaling unmistakably that the Spring Comping Season had begun. […]
The End of Weinstein’s Run The significance of the Weinstein case in the #MeToo era By MAYI HUGHES Last week, Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of two felony sex crimes following a historic case which has spanned over four years. The jury found Weinstein guilty of felony rape and sex crime, but acquited […]
“No Shame” in Being Yourself: A Night with Eric Nam Singer-songwriter Eric Nam returns to Boston for a sold-out show at the Royale Written By CELINA HOLLMICHEL Interview By CELINA HOLLMICHEL and WOOJIN LIM Singer-songwriter Eric Nam returned to Boston last Friday for a sold-out show at the Royale, promoting his first all-English […]
Junior Family Weekend Who did you bring along to campus? By MIMI TARRANT Junior Family Weekend: three words that can fill a Harvard student with dread, excitement, or, for the internationals among us, indifference. We all know that the Harvard family is as diverse as its student body, so here’s a small sample […]
Meet Zaya What Zaya can teach us about living our truths By MAYI HUGHES Earlier this month, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s child came out as transgender with a heartwarming Instagram TV clip. The clip was widely shared on social media, with Zaya reminding us all, “Just be true to yourself because… what’s the point […]
Top Muffin The Independent ventures out into the Square to determine where you should enjoy muffins on National Muffin Day By MICHAEL KIELSTRA, GRAHAM WALTER, LUCY HAMILTON, and JILLY CRONIN Days celebrating random objects or actions are a dime a dozen. As you would expect from an internet used to making the same old jokes […]