The youth movement to confront climate change continues to grow at Harvard and across the world. This September, 80 Harvard students participated in Divest Harvard’s protests, a movement committed to removing Harvard’s financial investments in the fossil fuel industry. No one understands the years of research and education that empowered the climate movement better than […]
Pop idol Dua Lipa brought screaming color and breathtaking sensuality to Boston’s TD Garden last Friday, after her tour was previously postponed due to the pandemic. Street vendors waved around t-shirts bearing her face as brightly-dressed fans lined up, vaccine cards and masks in hand. We piled into the dimly lit arena with a sea […]
It is rare to discover an artist at the exact right moment when their music is polished yet still relatively unknown. Today, you have the opportunity to discover an artist at that exact moment. You have the opportunity to legitimize your musical expertise forever by telling your friends about an artist before they make it […]
While most students packed up their bags and headed home for the holidays, a select few remained on campus through the winter for the infamous “J-term,” Harvard’s month-long winter term that houses student athletes. A time typically devoted to skill development and team bonding, this past J-term was rather unusual: indoor dining was banned, indoor […]
Happiness, to RuQuan Brown ’24, simply looks like being a good father and husband one day. These two goals typically stand as supporting actors to larger career ambitions. Yet Brown’s childhood exposures to gun violence led him to reevaluate his desire for the two. Growing up between Seattle, Dallas, and Washington, D.C., he lost his […]
On January 9th 2022, the Golden Globes were scheduled to air, an awards show organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) that celebrates achievements in movies and television, both domestic and international. For many people this show is an anticipated event, being recognized for many of its attributes: comedic emcees including Ricky Gervais in […]
Almost two thirds of American adults vow to lose weight, exercise more, or alter their eating habits for New Year’s. Statistically speaking, you probably did, too. Despite the well-intentioned results of health-oriented New Year’s Resolutions, few of them stick. “Health” resolutions also breed a diet culture that might cause more harm than good. For instance, […]
A year ago, Harvard students faced their first Christmas under COVID-19. At the time, vaccines were still a distant dream, Delta the variant du jour, and Harvard staunchly committed to remote instruction. COVID-19 had completely shaken up everything anyone thought was possible in a university setting. If you got the virus, you and your loved […]