Harvard as Moloch By AIDAN FITZSIMONS The political-economic structures of power in society form the bones and tendons of “culture.” The fact that “counterculture” has itself been folded into our general culture signifies the failure of its motivating politics. The narrativized Sixties were not really about flower crowns or tie-dye or even […]
Making the Game Your Own: A Guide to Harvard-Yale Style By GRACE TWOREK There are a lot of things that may come to mind when the words Ivy League are thought of. Whether it’s old, brick buildings or the immense history that makes up the eight Ivy League institutions that line the east […]
Red Solo Cups, Ski Masks, and Rugs: An ode to Harvard-Yale football game memories from years past By MIMI TARRANT Every two years, Harvard students are lucky enough to be reminded of why Yale really is a safety school when they visit New Haven for the game. For those Indy readers who have […]
Hollow Days: Some Thoughts on The Holiday Season While Away from Home By ALAYA AYALA It’s November, and coincidentally the beginning of one of my favorite times of the year. There’s just something magical about the time before Thanksgiving, and the idea of planning ahead for seeing family again. The holidays have always held […]
Cambridge’s Best for this Halloweekend By MIMI TARRANT Whilst the return of midterm season might be scary enough for some, the beginning of Halloween means the beginning of spook-themed events around Cambridge. Whether it’s venturing into the depths of Boston, or keeping it local with the very best that Harvard has to offer, […]
Halloween fashion is unlike any other By GRACE TWOREK There is one day each year when all fashion lovers come together and bond over taking a certain style or look to the next level. And no, this particular day isn’t during fashion week, but rather it is the 31st of October- Halloween. Personally, […]
A True Crimson Madness: Panem et Circenses for Students By ANA LUIZA NICOLAE It’s 7:00 pm on a Friday night, and Lavietes pavilion shines like a beacon of hope signaling the end of the week. It is now time to come back to life. After a tidal wave of midterms has swept […]
Women in the Workplace: The Time for Change is Now by MIMI TARRANT Last week saw the publishing of the annual results from the Women in the Workplace study; co-launched by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company in 2015, this study is the largest of its kind on the treatment of women in corporate […]
Wealthy, Erotic, and Dangerous: The Orientalists at Harvard by MICHEAL KIELSTRA I’m currently in a class on the history of the modern Middle East, and one of the first things we covered was Orientalism. This is the way in which Western cultures and historians portrayed the Middle Eastern region as Not Like […]
Research Computing at Harvard by MICHEAL KIELSTRA Going by his hair and stubble, Scott Yockel could be the lead singer in an indie rock band. His bookshelf, on which titles like Modern Quantum Chemistry jostle for space with model planes, a mounted autographed baseball, and photos of his family, would place him instead […]