Can we watch “Glee” on the projector tonight? You guys, you’ll neverrrr guess who I saw today. Rania, can I borrow that sweater again? Who’s playing the “Funny Girl” soundtrack, and can you queue “Don’t Rain on My Parade?” Come home quick, we’re debriefing. Olga Khazan, a staff writer at The Atlantic, writes, “if the […]
The Harvard Independent is proud to present our first issue of 2024, “Renewal.” When I first walked into the Indy offices, I was simply looking for something interesting to keep me busy. I wanted to use my writing skills and find a creative outlet while I focused my academics on Applied Mathematics. I also wanted […]
Although Harvard’s community is forever in flux, she herself endures. Like the centuries of those who came before us and have passed on, soon we will not be here. Only she will be. Yet, despite our transience, it is we who now must define her to the watching world. There was a burden the media […]
A good journalist knows when to use a quote. Joan Didion, Harvard class of nineteen ninety-never, wrote, “The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily, in the way that any compulsion tries to justify itself.” 1. The Newsies “Ummm, […]
Dear Indy Readers, My name is Piper Tingleaf and I have been the Design Editor for the Independent since Arsh Dhillon ’23 passed it on to me in Spring 2022. The aesthetic and unique design of the Independent originally spurred me to join the paper, and I strived to emulate that aesthetic throughout my time […]
Last year, Elon Musk experimented with our sacred trust in social media authenticity. He took the blue check, which has monopolized our faith in abstract virtual spaces over the past decade, and made it available for purchase. For only $8. With the departure of a streamlined authentication process came the arrival of numerous impersonated celebrities, […]
Growing up in Philadelphia, many snow days were scheduled all throughout elementary and middle school. My day consisted of hot chocolate, snowmen, and sleeping in, giving me some of my fondest childhood memories. The death of the “snow day” is another one of the many long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The once-beloved snow days […]
The purpose of a Harvard education is supposedly the joy of discovery, the thrill of intellectual curiosity, and the personal satisfaction of mastering a challenging concept. However, the prevailing vision of many Harvard students is that college is simply a pathway to a universally desired outcome—a prestigious, high-salary career. This vision is hard to escape. […]
BY JORDAN WASSERBERGER ’27 Hello Indy reader! For those of you who have listened to the Excelsior podcast, it’s nice to see you again—in writing this time—and please enjoy this deep dive into your favorite podcast. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, now’s your chance to rectify that. Let’s […]
Purge. Oust. Eradicate. Dispose. You’ve heard the stress-inducing rhetoric of professed minimalists, arguing that non-essential items are wasteful and should be removed. You’ve heard the crazy stories of libertarian minimalists who own exactly one hundred things and live in remote locations. Minimalism might bring to mind a modest lifestyle, a beige interior, and an empty […]