Meet Zaya What Zaya can teach us about living our truths By MAYI HUGHES Earlier this month, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s child came out as transgender with a heartwarming Instagram TV clip. The clip was widely shared on social media, with Zaya reminding us all, “Just be true to yourself because… what’s the point […]
A wide variety of clubs at Harvard focus on supporting the greater Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Certain student organizations encompass broad areas of interest, such as the Asian American Association, while groups like the Asian American Dance Troupe may celebrate more specific areas of interest. These groups have been foundational, but there […]
Fresh Feet on the Field First-years drive the Crimson’s success during the women’s lacrosse season opener By LIZZIE GUMMER All facets of this Sunday afternoon came together in perfect harmony this weekend for the Harvard Women’s Lacrosse team to excel in their opening game against Niagara. Warmer weather than the week prior […]
“Hair Love” The Independent considers why this Oscar award winner is an important piece of film By MAYI HUGHES Earlier this month, Matthew Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver’s ‘Hair Love’ won an Oscar for best-animated short film. The six minute clip tells the tale of a black father learning how to do his […]
Enough of the Space Laser Sword Wizards! A spoiler review of The Rise of Skywalker By MICHAEL KIELSTRA If you love Star Wars of any kind, then you have to watch The Rise of Skywalker. That’s not because it’s a good movie. It isn’t. Considered as a movie, it’s got a rushed first […]
Top Muffin The Independent ventures out into the Square to determine where you should enjoy muffins on National Muffin Day By MICHAEL KIELSTRA, GRAHAM WALTER, LUCY HAMILTON, and JILLY CRONIN Days celebrating random objects or actions are a dime a dozen. As you would expect from an internet used to making the same old jokes […]
Four Ways to See a Party Finding love at the Adams House Valentine’s Day party By MICHAEL KIELSTRA Iwent to Chocoholica, the annual Adams House Valentine’s Day Party. Those are the facts. The rest is a story which, depending on where I center it, I could tell in any one of a hundred […]
The Many Hats of Deborah Jo Gehrke The life and times of a beloved Quincy House Dean By KILEY ALLEN “Deb’s only goal was to make sure other people were happy,” said Elizabeth Jacobsen, a current Dean’s Aide in Quincy House. Eli met Deb when she started living in Quincy House her sophomore […]
Thropping Hearts Winthrop students express their love for their interim Faculty Deans By JEN EASON More than a little heartbreak was felt in Winthrop House when Dean Khurana officially announced two weeks ago that the College would soon begin the search for permanent Faculty Deans. The announcement encouraged Winthrop residents to participate in the […]
Power Couple: Samantha Power and Cass Sunstein By ELEANOR FITZGIBBONS Samantha Power and Cass Sunstein epitomize the power couple. Sunstein, a professor at the Law School, and Power, a professor at both the Kennedy and Law Schools, have been married for about eleven and a half years. From the moment their relationship began on […]