Ah, April Fools’ Day! It’s the one day of the year on which many of us fully embrace our inner court jester, proudly embodying it for the rest of the world to experience and, hopefully, enjoy. A day filled with pranks and tricks, laughter and mirth, carnivalesque tomfoolery, and above all, humor. When most of […]
When people think of social life at Harvard, the image that comes to mind is often not-so-positive. Many of the social organizations with real estate scattered around Harvard Square are exclusive at best and at predatory at worst. This image is largely a product of the history and practices of men’s-only fraternities and final clubs. […]
Where does this object start? What makes this object appropriate for a teaching museum? How has its function as a teaching object changed over time? On Tuesday, March 9th, Dr. Makeda Best, the Richard L. Menschel Curator of Art at the Harvard Art Museums, opened her talk with these questions. In a teaching museum, art […]
History months in the U.S. separate Americans’ obligation to jump into the struggles of those who face oppression, which prevent us from experiencing and learning about the similarities and differences in their fights against systemic oppression. In February, Americans listened to protest music last month to learn about the Civil Rights Movement, but switched the […]
Harvard Housing Day is notoriously loud. As members of each House storm the Yard, first-years’ excitement of finding out where they will live for the next three years bubbles up into a conglomeration of chanting, screaming, and celebrating. After all, there’s seldom a more unique time in your Harvard experience than discovering one’s next point […]
On Friday, March 12th, at approximately 11:15 AM EST, the Harvard College Class of 2024 logged on to Zoom to discover, either to their chagrin or pleasant surprise, what building and community they will live in for the next three years. First-years gathered—whether virtually on FaceTime with their soon-to-be blockmates or illicitly indoors in each […]
Erin McDermott had big shoes to fill when she took the position as the John D. Nichols ’53 Director of Athletics in May 2020. She replaced Robert L. Scalise, who had held the position since 2001. But the Hofstra University basketball star was unfazed. For the nine years before stepping into her Harvard role, McDermott […]
Artists and non-artists alike have spent more free time than normal in their heads and homes this year, with little to occupy the overactive young adult mind. Many have turned to pen and paper, collage, stamps, and even henna to release pent-up emotion or begin a passion they have always wanted to pursue. Without the […]
“Oh, I don’t believe in God anymore.” “That makes sense.” Suddenly, the size of my left wrist became more interesting than our conversation. I gripped it in a chokehold for a few moments. “What?” My eyes didn’t leave my hand. “But, I wish I did.” I drew in a sharp inhale. The words left a […]
For the first months of its existence, the Harvard Graduate Student Union, HGSU-UAW, had a simple goal in mind. “What do we want?” members of the union members chanted, placards raised high around the John Harvard statue. “A contract! When do we want it? Now!” On July 1, 2020, “Now” finally arrived, and the new […]