“Get in Claimer, we’re going shopping.” This alert from the app Claim is one of many enticing notifications students receive, signaling the latest deals available for the week. Claim is an app designed to create what its co-founder and CEO, Sam Obletz, calls “easy and affordable memories.” Launched at Harvard in January 2023, the app […]
Since Wednesday, April 24, the Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Coalition (HOOP) has erected an encampment, consisting of around 40 tents, around University Hall in Harvard Yard. This encampment followed similar protests at Columbia and Yale. Many of these encampments have seen chaotic and violent scenes, with police called to disperse participants, leading to hundreds […]
Shortly before noon on Wednesday, April 24, pro-Palestinian students and protesters ran into Harvard Yard carrying tents, signs, and food, quickly setting up an encampment in front of University Hall. Forming an organization called the “Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Coalition,” also known as HOOP, members vow to occupy Harvard Yard until Harvard divests from […]
We all know that famous line from Star Wars: Episode V –The Empire Strikes Back: “Luke, I am not your Father, I am your Foamdaddy.” Oh, wait, that one is from Episode XVII, The Empire Strikes Bath. Well, Harvard nightlife might be “a movie” after Mather HoCo struck again last Friday night in a galaxy […]
On April 12, Senator Bernie Sanders took the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum stage at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. Institute of Politics Director Setti Warren spoke first, warning the audience to adhere to Harvard Kennedy School dissent policies and refrain from protesting—an uncommon preface for a Forum event. Former New York City […]
At Harvard, nearly two-thirds of students arrive as virgins. Many students experiment sexually for the first time here. As with many universities, women and femme individuals often navigate gendered sexual expectations. I interviewed sex-positive women and femme students to explore their experiences. I had several questions. Are Rice Purity Scores an accurate measurement of sexual […]
“We feel that we have been slighted…We want to make sure that our message is present: that the HUA needs to be replaced.” Though Trinity Dysis ’27 is “well aware” that she is a freshman, since arriving at Harvard, Dysis has understood the problems that have faced Harvard’s student government for quite some time. “It […]
Phillips Brooks House Association’s (PBHA) Parlor Room buzzed with lively discussion as students gathered for this year’s Community Cabinet. Held on March 27, this event is the only time of the year when PBHA’s program directors, officers, volunteers, and staff all meet in the same room with leaders from several partner organizations. PBHA invites partners […]
Food is the cornerstone of our existence, shaping not only our health and well-being but also the very fabric of society—it affects our health, culture, and our planet. Yet, the profound impact of our food choices often goes unnoticed, from the staggering heaps of discarded food clogging up our landfills to how our dietary choices […]
The majority (57%) of students in the United States have sex before graduating from high school, according to the Guttmacher Institute. At a time when teenagers are having sex earlier and with more partners than ever before, providing access to medically accurate and nondiscriminatory sex education is crucial to ensuring that adolescents can engage in […]