Some college students might blush at the idea of knowingly entering a store that exclusively sells sex toys, but the sex store Good Vibrations in Harvard Square boasts nothing but quality products and welcoming vibes. Quality is important when considering sexual wellness, and Joani Black, founder of Good Vibrations, made it her life’s mission to […]
With almost a year of online school under our belts, more and more couples, both at Harvard and long distance, have experienced the trials of life at home or being stuck in a dorm room. The all-too familiar side effects of Zoom fatigue and restricted social gatherings are preventing students from meeting new friends and […]
I do not claim to speak for the entire Christian church, nor even for all Protestants, but I think I am on pretty solid ground in saying that, all in all, Christianity is an anti-murder faith. It’s right there in Exodus 20: “You shall not murder.” While the debate about whether euthanasia and similar acts […]
Growing up, I was taught that sex is something you experience with someone you love. The infamous “talk” my mother gave me, complete with a birds and the bees book, ingrained in my mind that the act of sex was equivocal to the idea of “making love.” I became attached to the concept of sex […]
The Independent’s annual Sex Issue aims to do two things—uncover students’ sexual experiences and then report those experiences back to the student body. Accordingly, this year we wanted to gauge the perceptions of Harvard students as it pertains to “sex appeal.” In other words, we asked students if their peers are hot. The survey began […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]