Women in the Workplace: The Time for Change is Now by MIMI TARRANT Last week saw the publishing of the annual results from the Women in the Workplace study; co-launched by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company in 2015, this study is the largest of its kind on the treatment of women in corporate […]
Wealthy, Erotic, and Dangerous: The Orientalists at Harvard by MICHEAL KIELSTRA I’m currently in a class on the history of the modern Middle East, and one of the first things we covered was Orientalism. This is the way in which Western cultures and historians portrayed the Middle Eastern region as Not Like […]
Voices of the Rainforest Film in anthroacoustemolgy shows at the Harvard Art Museum, documenting the Bosavi people’s inherent connection to the sounds of nature By MARISSA GARCIA The screen was unanimated, but the hall was absorbed in the soundscape of a rainforest in Papua New Guinea, home to the Bosavi people. On […]
Research Computing at Harvard by MICHEAL KIELSTRA Going by his hair and stubble, Scott Yockel could be the lead singer in an indie rock band. His bookshelf, on which titles like Modern Quantum Chemistry jostle for space with model planes, a mounted autographed baseball, and photos of his family, would place him instead […]
Thoughts on Indigenous Peoples’ Day By ALAYA AYALA It never quite occurred to me how much stock we put on names until I got to college. Specifically, at Harvard, there are different and specific names for things that are common at other colleges. Here, a major is a concentration, a minor a secondary. […]
Plant-based provisions such as zucchini noodles, cauli-mashed potatoes, and Beyond Meat are now being served in the new Harvard Square location at a time when plant-based eating is becoming an increasing sustainability priority of the University BY MARISSA GARCIA During the festivities of Harvard Square’s annual Oktoberfest celebration, Veggie Grill, the plant-based chain […]
The Crimson Dance Team by ELIZABETH GUMMER What would a Harvard sporting event be without regular breaks to refresh snacks, stretch your legs, and catch some quality performances from the Harvard Crimson Dance Team? Although not every varsity team is lucky enough to be graced with the presence of these upbeat women, […]
Quincy Dominates IM Inner-tube Water Polo By ANNIE COLLOREDO Quincy House clinched their eighth consecutive win in the intramural, innertube water polo competition this past Saturday. After six hours of intense competition in Blodgett pool, the team emerged victorious after a 5-0 win against Winthrop House in the final. The Quincy team was comprised of […]
An interview with author Weike Wang ‘11, former Indy writer, unveils how she synergized her experiences in both chemistry and fiction By MARISSA GARCIA “Somewhere I read that the average number of readers for a scientific paper is 0.6,” reads the second page of Chemistry, the novel written by Weike Wang, Harvard Class of […]
Indy Arts and Morris B. Abram, Jr. By JILLY R. CRONIN D’ Ou’ venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Ou’ allons-nous? Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going The Boston Museum of Fine Arts boasts a painting asking these questions that we are afraid and desperate to ask ourselves, for all who […]