I am haunted by a lineage of four words: You are your trauma. My mom died a week into my senior year of high school. As I approached and navigated the chaos of the college admissions process, my whole world was fractured. Between drafts and drafts of varying personal statements, everyone around me seemed to […]
During our time serving as archivists for the Independent, we have had the opportunity to read and reflect on many past pieces. The Indy continues to serve as a place where counterculture opinions are not only accepted, but encouraged. While there are no longer half-page advertisements, entire sections of jokes, or numerous local news stories, […]
Being Hispanic and Mexican, I do not celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Through its materialization at Harvard, the month of September—filled with themed HUDS recipes, house community events, and cultural showcases—prompts contemplation on the interplay of race, culture, and linguistic identity from its Latino students. To me, the month-long attribution feels violently reminiscent of the Spanish […]
Nothing is better than the quintessential feeling of relief from the sweltering summer sun—stumbling into a building’s cold air, sweat evaporating and replaced by an army of goosebumps, life surging back through your veins. Though while much of America may experience such wonders, Harvard students certainly do not The week of September 4th was seven […]
Pinnochio’s Pizza, nestled in a cozy corner of Harvard Square, has been the lifeblood of Harvard students since 1966. Last week, Joe’s Pizza, an NYC transplant, opened up in a prime central location at 3 Brattle Street. Now, Harvard undergraduates everywhere ask the question, Noch’s or Joe’s? So we decided, as a lactose-intolerant first-year and […]
Aunque soy latina y mexicana, no celebro el “Mes de la Herencia Hispana,”, Hispanic Heritage Month. A través de su materialización en Harvard, el mes de septiembre—lleno de eventos y celebraciones culturales—fomenta la reflexión de estudiantes latinos sobre la interacción entre raza, cultura e identidad lingüística. Para mí, la atribución de un mes de celebración […]
Up until several weeks ago, a nationwide shortage of ADHD medications presented a formidable challenge to students who rely on them. For many Harvard students, the prospect of enduring three-hour seminars, extensive reading, and hours immersed in the library on weekends becomes daunting in the absence of these vital medications. Entering October—the official ADHD awareness […]
In the pages of last year’s Love Issue in The Harvard Independent, Layla Chaaraoui ’26 argued that the frenetic flurry of semesterdom—the “Harvard bubble”—serves for too many students as a shield against the myriad of crises, tragedies, and catastrophes happening everywhere in the world. She asserted that we ought to leverage the power of our […]
BY: KATE KADYAN ’26 Clarence Thomas, arguably one of the Supreme Court’s most esteemed conservative members, used to pledge allegiance to a much more radical left group, the Black Panthers. Now he strikes down affirmative action as “racial discrimination” and holds that abortion “has no basis in the constitution.” What triggered this shift from the […]
Happiness is an elusive concept. Although it is studied by many, we are no closer to unlocking its mystery. Why is this? Can humans even define happiness well enough to chart a concrete path to its achievement? Though seemingly impossible, humans have continued in their attempt to outline and define what exactly happiness is, and […]