Conversational Candy Heart(break)s By GRAHAM WALTER As Alfred Tennyson said so eloquently regarding love, “Tis better to have loved and lost, / Than never to have loved at all.” Clearly, and with all due respect intended towards the great writer, his words are most aptly characterized by the love and pain associated with the […]
Moral Capitalism Congressman Kennedy lays out his economic vision at the Harvard Law School By AIDAN FITZSIMONS Last Monday, Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), who graduated with a law degree from Harvard Law School in 2009 and now represents Massachusetts’ Fourth District, which stretches from Newton and Brookline south to Attleboro and Fall River, […]
A Letter From Donostia A Poem By JOSE ESPINEL Someone weeps alone in the dark. That’s how morning broke at camp: Vince or one of the other boys Announcing fully in tears The advent of the worst pox Adam willed us at age Ten – To be motherless and far from home. When […]
Class Divides and Financial Literacy at Harvard A Tax Return Horror Story and a Learning Opportunity All in One By ALAYA AYALA Last year, filing my tax return before April 15th turned into something of a nightmare for me. One of my outside scholarships had decided to send me a 1099-misc document, turning my scholarship […]
Harvard Squash Squashes Opponents (again…) By JASPER FU This weekend was a good one for the Crimson squash teams, with both the men’s and women’s teams snatching dominating victories from the University of Pennsylvania. Harvard’s women’s squash (5-0 in the Ivy League, and 7-0 overall), pulled off a flawless victory in Philadelphia, 9 – 0 […]
Harvard Defeats BC 4-1 in Beanpot Semi-Finals By JILLY CRONIN On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, the Women’s Hockey Team took on the Boston College in the semi-finals for this year’s Beanpot. BC’s Makenna Newkirk (#10) stole the first goal at 19:18, earning the Eagles a 1-0 lead going into the second period. The Crimson quickly […]
Milk Bar and &Pizza Add Flavor to Harvard Square By MARISSA GARCIA Next to the Harvard Coop now stands a new Co-op: Milk Bar and &Pizza. This collaboration, housed within 1-3 Brattle Street, lured in their first customers on Saturday, February 2nd, 2018 with $5 pies and $1 cereal milk soft-serve decorated with a cornflake […]
State of the Union Address By GRAHAM WALTER On February 5th, 2019, President Trump delivered the State of the Union address in a truly Presidential fashion. His speech focused on unifying the parties, and while he stood firm on some partisan issues such as protecting ICE and building the wall, he brought many uplifting guests […]
6 Rings, 1 Fence Once again, Boston won, and Boston college students did what they do best. By AIDAN FITZSIMMONS Boston is, to put it lightly, very good at winning championships. While both the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots were losers for most of the 20th century, they have won 10 titles between […]
Drones and Exams and Planes, Oh, My! A Narration of An Almost-Disastrous Journey Home to England For Winter Break By MIMI TARRANT By December 20th, I was ready to leave campus. Completely, utterly, totally ready to leave campus. I was slated for the last exam on the timetable, forced to experience the sluggish days […]