Art and Other Random Things…
Harvard restructures its mental health services. This week, the Harvard Independent is bringing you an article from our October 25, 1984 issue on Harvard deciding to restructure its mental health services. Going to Harvard is like walking a tightrope. It’s said they involve the same motions. The long passage from Yard to diploma can demand […]
Harvard team wins New England Match Race Championship. This past weekend, while many turned towards the Harvard victories at the Head of the Charles, the Crimson earned another victory also out on the treacherous waters of New England. This one consisted of saltier water, a few more life jackets, and markedly different vessels. But whether […]
When the World Series ends, let the party begin “Pigs have flown, hell has frozen over, the Saints are on their way to the Super Bowl!!” When Garrett Hartley’s game-winning kick sailed through the uprights to send the New Orleans Saints into the 2010 Super Bowl, a long-time radio commentator for the team reacted […]
The Indy tells you which games to watch this weekend. Basically, if you have the Crimson Craze you should plan to spend your entire Saturday at the Harvard Athletic Complex. Several of Harvard’s teams will be taking to the field, ice, and pool to vie for glory. This weekend, four of Harvard’s teams will […]
Radcliffe Lightweight proves to be the best college on the water at Head of the Charles. Quick question: what is the best sports team on Harvard’s campus? You may have said football, basketball, women’s soccer, or on the more obscure side, squash. All of these are great guesses, but all would be objectively wrong. The […]
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi comes to Harvard. On October 10, 2014, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced a joint Peace Prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai. They called it “an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against […]
In Iran the Baha’is wait for justice As the world debates the Iran deal, Baha’is wait with bated breath. After decades of persecution by the Iranian state, the deal could be the harbinger of recognition and equal rights that the outlawed Persian community has long awaited. Stateside criticism of the recently brokered deal has focused […]
One former art student’s Harvard-subsidized return to watercolors. Beneath the brushed metal, polished wood, and prematurely creaking doors of the renovated Leverett House there lies a quiet and rather out-of-the-way gem for anyone seeking to practice the visual arts in their spare time. The Leverett Art Room, kin to similar art rooms in Dunster and […]
A Review of the Fall 2015 Visiting Director’s Project in the Loeb. Sometimes, life is awkward. Sometimes, you have to go to the Harvard Box Office and say a very strange play title with a very straight face. Sometimes, you walk through the wrong door trying to get to the mainstage of the Loeb Drama […]
Upcoming events in Harvard’s Art Scene Need some weekend plans? Want to immerse yourself into the Harvard art scene? Then read up on upcoming exhibits, lectures, and performances! Popular Paintings Even though the Corita Kent exhibit will be here until May 8, 2016, you should still get out of the blustery fall weather and […]