Inside: Petitions, Pregames, and Potential
The “Massive Student Tailgate”: Harvard Comes Together across the River by ELIZABETH GUMMER Attendance was remarkably high at the Harvard-Dartmouth football game this past Saturday, with the stands of historic Harvard Stadium filled with fans, families, and friends alike. A total of 20,112 people came out to the home game, the most (aside from […]
A Dissolute Council: The Movement to End the UC By MICHAEL KIELSTRA and ARSH DHILLON On Sunday, October 27th, Nicholas Eynon ’21 sent an email to the Kirkland mailing list, urging students to sign a petition to dissolve the UC. The Dissolve the UC group hopes to get their referendum question on the […]
Lost in a Cloud of Smoke: Examining the Vaping Epidemic on College Campuses BY ANNIE COLLOREDO-MANSFELD AND MARY JULIA KOCH They’re mango, watermelon, or mint. Small, like USBs, housing gigabytes of potential. You’ll find them in a pocket, a pencil case, maybe the palm of your hand – anywhere but a smoke shop in Massachusetts. What’s happening […]
Hollow Days: Some Thoughts on The Holiday Season While Away from Home By ALAYA AYALA It’s November, and coincidentally the beginning of one of my favorite times of the year. There’s just something magical about the time before Thanksgiving, and the idea of planning ahead for seeing family again. The holidays have always held […]
My Mother Serena Joy: Who Tells The Handmaid’s Tale? By MICHAEL KIELSTRA I admit it. I was late to the Margaret Atwood party. I didn’t read The Penelopiad until late last year, and I didn’t read The Handmaid’s Tale until after that. I still haven’t read Oryx and Crake. I am the first […]