BY MILLY WANG How to get around successfully With summer and good weather coming to an end, I thought that this would be a good opportunity to reflect back on those sunny days and all the travelling, in various different modes, that I had done! 1. Always wear good, comfortable shoes when walking Okay, well, […]
BY CAROLINE GENTILE The culture of sexism and social life at Harvard This past weekend, my friends and I were invited to a themed party. Like most college girls, we relished in dressing up for the theme. We all donned tight black A-line skirts and fancy tops, and debated whether or not to wear black […]
Some problems with the Russian activist band Pussy Riot talk at Harvard helps highlight loopholes in the much feted guerrilla movement that has taken the world by storm. I recently had the chance to explore perspectives on political activism when I won a ticket to see the members of the Pussy Riot at the Institute […]
BY SHAQUILLA HARRIGAN Ramblings, Nostalgia, and Life-Hacks Dear Class of 2018, First of all, I would like to welcome all 1,665 of you to Harvard. Second, congratulations of completing your first of many shopping weeks. As cliché as this may sound, your time at college will include some of the most exciting, frustrating, sad, challenging, […]
BY SEAN FRAZZETTE My gripes with Harvard’s shopping week. Move-in days can be stressful. Hundreds of students are carrying bags, boxes, futons, sheets, clothes, and a number of other items this way and that, crashing into walls, trying to prop doors, and wallowing in sweat and exhaustion. When move-in ends, however, everything should be up […]
BY SEAN FRAZZETTE Why I decided to change my concentration. Coming into college — actually, since freshman year of high school, I would say — I knew that I would be an English major. Every year of high school, all of my science and social studies courses seemed to be thrown into the backseat when […]
BY CHRISTINE WOLFE A musicoethical standoff between Enya and Lana Del Rey. For all of human history, conflict has spurred culture. Whether two empires at war, two political systems at odds, or two philosophies in gridlock, we must live in the presence of dualities. Just as dissonance and juxtaposition moved great thinkers like Marx and […]
BY RITCHEY HOWE Where to find the most refreshing blend. Ah, Spring…a time when I will not be perpetually cold, when I can finally send my black puffy jacket to the dry cleaners after living in it for five months, when I no longer have an excuse for wearing Uggs. It’s a time to rekindle […]
BY ALBERT MURZAKHANOV When in Prague, do everything. Spring break, for college students, is usually synonymous with Cancun, Punta Cana, Panama City Beach, and the like. Although I am sure those regions rightfully deserve their spots for the most coveted destinations, I gave up spending days at the beach to visit Prague. Rest assured, there […]
BY SEAN FRAZZETTE Building, painting, and working down in North Carolina. Over Spring Break, thirty-one Harvard students packed into PBHA vans and drove down to either Virginia or North Carolina as a part of the school’s Habitat for Humanity Spring Break program. Twenty-one of the students, myself included, went down to Goldsboro, North Carolina, where […]