It’s 2 AM on a Saturday night. Harvard students are packed into El Jefe’s Taqueria, shouting out to friends further in line in hopes of purchasing their favorite bean and cheese burrito a few minutes faster. The tables and chairs are pushed into the corner of the restaurant in a failed attempt to create enough […]
“What’s your headline?” a voice asked me from a rectangular Zoom window during a 10 AM editorial meeting for a daily New York City newspaper. I had only prepared a pitch—how the overturning of Roe v. Wade would impact college students’ abortion access—not a headline. Our meetings didn’t run that way at the Harvard Independent. […]
“We are on the hunt to find the clit.” This popular phrase from straight men reveals that their communal quest to pleasure their female counterparts is, well, still ongoing. It can be challenging for these men to succeed, and, at times, awkward for the women to watch them try, often fumbling in vain. How much […]
Growing up, we’re first introduced to sex as the pinnacle of love and trust in romantic relationships. As we get older, however, popular media and personal experience reveal how sex exists on a spectrum: one night stands, friends with benefits, casual sex, situationships, and yes, even in relationships. Here on Harvard’s campus, we’re exploring how […]
Over half of respondents to the Independent’s sex survey said they masturbate one to four times a week. 20% masturbate every few weeks, and 14% masturbate five to nine times a week. But how can you sexually treat yourself while living with a roommate? Part 1: How to Masturbate in Your Double Now, how can […]
On my quest to find self-love, I found that painting myself nude rid me of my body dysmorphia. I could not deny that there was beauty in the art, just far enough removed from my physical body that I could not distort it. Painting nude portraits of my friends who also struggled with these issues […]
Privacy is hard to come by on campus. The Dean of Students Office warns first-years that “Very few singles are available” in the Yard. In some houses, even seniors might have to share a bedroom. Outside of residential life, students share classes in lecture halls, meals in dining halls, and parties in the rarefied halls […]
Upon entering Harvard, every first-year student learns three rituals they must complete before graduation. Peeing on John Harvard is easy enough: all it takes for most people is a bit too much alcohol and not enough Securitas on a Saturday night. Primal Scream certainly requires some initial courage, but one can take solace in being […]
The Harvard student is forged under the pressure to perform. The admission process requires that students thrive off their ability to succeed—academically, socially, and athletically. Yet while students can excel in performance contexts, they might falter in more freeform environments. The act of sex falls somewhere in between premeditated performance and spontaneous expression. Amid a […]
For most students at Harvard, Title IX is just a brief part of a semesterly online training module. However, the truth is that Title IX has been a core component in the background of university life since its 1972 inception. The law prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools that receive federal funding, encompassing sports, harassment, legal […]