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04.29.21: Life Does Frighten Me

A Collection of Disillusioned Bedtime Stories

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Molotov Cocktails n’ Omelettes

Two world-famous Harvard graduates-turned-chefs, 50 years apart

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Harvard offers 50 concentrations, yet food or cuisine or cooking do not make an appearance in any of their titles. However, some alumni have leveraged their Harvard educations to enter careers in cooking. The Independent spoke to a trailblazer of modern American cuisine, Chef Jeremiah Tower ’66, GSD ’69, and famous internet food entertainer, Nick Digiovanni ’19, to learn how Harvard impacted their journeys into the world of cuisine.

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Man in the Orange Crocs and His BerryLine Shop

How BerryLine became an integral part of life in Harvard Square, and what its success teaches us.

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The story of BerryLine illuminates the unpredictable nature of career paths. A frozen yogurt business was not the original plan of one of its founders, Matthew Wallace—he went from working in research labs to cooking in the Mass Ave kitchen—but it became a central aspect of his life. “It’s like one of those life lessons—you have that thought as a five-year-old, ten-year-old, twenty-year-old, of where your career is heading, and you just don’t know what’s around the corner,” Wallace says.

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Business Tycoons

Why are so many students choosing Economics—and does it really matter?

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Economics concentrators often receive the all-too-known question of whether their academic or extracurricular aspirations stem from genuine interest or the pursuit of financial security. Unlike students whose aspirations require more than just undergraduate experience, economics concentrators who strive to fill these respective roles tend to see virtually instant financial success.

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Concentrating on Careers

It ain’t all about the money.

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It’s tempting for students to study in preparation for a career rather than for the sake of learning. To a certain extent, this attitude makes sense. After all, what good is it to follow your academic and intellectual passions if there’s no way those passions can secure you a steady job or a spot in a graduate school once your four years are up?

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Oh, the Places You Could Go!

Despite “having options,” Harvard students tend to make the same choices after graduation.

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Options. People always say that after college, you have options. At Harvard, however, it seems that students choose to pursue a narrower range of paths than the world offers. At the end of each academic year, Harvard’s Office of Career Services (OCS) asks graduating students to take the Harvard College Senior Survey. The statistics from […]

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If You Give a Student a Degree

How a Harvard Business School graduate channeled her education into a successful career

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How can you set yourself up for a successful career after graduating from college? According to Harvard Business School (HBS) graduate Allie Egan, the key is to never “close any doors.” At a talk hosted by FIG., Harvard’s undergraduate fashion magazine, Egan discussed her nonlinear trajectory to becoming the CEO of the clothing line Cyntia […]

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What Do You Do With a Dream?

What Ilija Wan ’23-24’s story teaches us about following your passion and addressing hardship with ingenuity

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The coronavirus pandemic brought abrupt changes in routines and livelihoods all around the world. Yet, some individuals displayed resilience while adapting to a changing world with passion and creativity. Ilija Wan ’23-24 is a particularly good example of someone in the Harvard community who approached the toils of the pandemic with ingenuity. After Harvard’s campus […]

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Where the Guidance Ends

How Harvard History Professor Maya Jasanoff has pursued the humanities—and how you can, too

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As Professor Maya Jasanoff concluded her senior year at Harvard in 1996, she faced a question dreaded by many college students: what should I do when I graduate?  Living in Adams House and finishing up her history and literature senior thesis, Jasanoff imagined what life after college would entail. “I knew that I had to […]