04.01.21 The Fool

Issue No. 5: The Fool

Op-Ed: Coding Should Be the New Language Requirement

Harvard should replace the language requirement with one that demands proficiency in code.

In its mission statement, Harvard College aims to “educate the […] citizen-leaders of our society” and create “conditions for social transformation” by imbuing its students with the skills and experiences to do just that: lead and transform. For centuries, Harvard has successfully fulfilled this promise, educating everyone from the second President of the United States […]

Issue No. 05 of 2021: The Fool

Editor In Chief 04.01.21 The Fool, Issue

Weight-Room Madness

Oliver Adler 04.01.21 The Fool, Sports harvard sports, Sports, sports opinion, weight room

Pictures comparing the vastly different weight rooms for the men and women basketball players at the NCAA’s March Madness Tournaments recently sparked controversy. Here’s how I imagine a few potential scenarios that led to this difference, ranked from least likely to most likely: #1: Some of the athletes in the women’s tournament advocated for there […]

Hello Kitty Says A.C.A.B.

How progressives are utilizing internet memes to fight the alt-right

Christian Browder 04.01.21 The Fool, Forum A.C.A.B., ACAB, alt-right, hello kitty, internet meme, memes, Politics

In recent years, meme culture, or the culture surrounding the internet’s breed of comedy, has become analogous to various online subcultures—including gaming, incels, and, most damagingly, the alt-right. This association, while not universal, makes sense: a high degree of cultural cross-pollination is an inherent characteristic of the internet. In true parasitic fashion, the alt-right has […]

Talk is Cheap

Are Harvard Students Discussing Politics Less During the Biden Administration?

Eleanor Fitzgibbons 04.01.21 The Fool, Forum

After four years of conversations revolving around politics and the man in the White House, the United States is now two months into Joe Biden’s presidency, and conversations about politics at Harvard are seemingly few and far between. It’s not as though there isn’t anything to talk about. The nation is still in the middle […]

Lowell, Cabot… QUINCY!

A series of unfortunate Housing Day events

Grace von Oiste and Yasmine Bazos 04.01.21 The Fool, Forum

On Thursday, March 4th, we woke up to our phones buzzing. As we opened our eyes and rolled over to look at our screens, we saw an email notification with a subject line that read Welcome to Lowell! Elated by the relief of not having been quadded, Grace called her mom to tell her the […]

GingerGems, Revisited

A continuation of a woman’s entrepreneurial journey

Kate Tunnell 04.01.21 The Fool, Forum

I dial up Susanne Greelish, co-founder and creative director of GingerGems, a candied ginger brand delivering treats like turmeric, and sesame coated ginger bites, on a Thursday evening to see if I might be able to catch the always-busy woman between tasks. Sure enough, when she answers the phone she is stringing bracelets for her […]

Humor Me

Learning to take laughter seriously—or seriously laugh

Cade Williams 04.01.21 The Fool, News

Ah, April Fools’ Day! It’s the one day of the year on which many of us fully embrace our inner court jester, proudly embodying it for the rest of the world to experience and, hopefully, enjoy. A day filled with pranks and tricks, laughter and mirth, carnivalesque tomfoolery, and above all, humor. When most of […]