A sea of plastic ponchos and soaked umbrellas swarmed Tercentenary Theatre on Friday, September 29th, as students, faculty, and alumni huddled under the downpour for the inauguration of President Claudine Gay. Attendees braved numerous bag and ID checks and waded through a muddy Harvard Yard all to hear the words of their university’s new leader. […]
The expectation: Pitch Perfect, American Pie, Superbad. Frat bros standing over kegs. Packed dorm parties. Loud American music. The reality: “kinda awkward,” “not enough dancing,” “why are people so stinky,” and “no more Pepas, please!” Despite being warned by friends and family or social media that Cambridge party life wasn’t all that, and that Harvard […]
Why did I get into Harvard? It’s the question that plagues every admitted high school senior and new Harvard first-year. Everyone remembers Ivy Day: every nerve in your body awake, hands shaking as you typed in your portal password, involuntarily screaming at the sight of confetti. But soon, the initial shock wears off, and you’re […]
“The only power the Supreme Court has is its legitimacy…and if it loses that, the question becomes, why obey?” The documentary trailer projected on the screen of the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics asked its packed audience this question. On September 20th, Harvard undergraduate and graduate students […]
With the fall semester taking off, most Harvard students are doing their best to set good habits and regular routines. Starting the year off strong can be crucial to succeeding academically and promoting a healthy work-life balance. Being a Harvard student often means racing against the clock, playing a game to add as many responsibilities […]
With more than 450 student organizations at Harvard, it can be hard to narrow down your search. So, to help you get ready for comp season this fall, the Harvard Independent reached out to students in various pre-professional, academic, creative, athletic, social, and service groups and compiled a (nonexhaustive) list to help you get ready. […]
Note: The student mentioned throughout this article agreed to be interviewed by the Independent under the condition that they remain anonymous in print. In order to respect their wishes, the Independent has replaced their name with the pseudonym Jane. The December date of early acceptances marks a routine pattern each year, and the Harvard Class […]
Weed use on campus remains a somewhat open secret—or at least an open smell—depending on the rooms in some dorms. Psychedelics are less common by comparison but still see some use among some student subgroups on campus according to the Independent’s prior investigations. Yet, despite the breadth of changes around Massachusetts state law and a […]
It is safe to say that most forms and variations of smoking weed are generally socially acceptable. Whether you desire to light up at a park with your friends, smoke a bowl before a yoga class, or get violently high and watch a live action Disney movie, recreational marijuana has developed into an activity we […]
“We’ll have edibles for you on the way out,” moderator Khalil Gibran Muhammad jokingly promised at the start of the Institute of Politics JFK Forum Event on Wednesday, April 12th. Though the discussion did not end with edible goodie bags, it did discuss the ramifications and historial path of the racialization and legalization of cannabis […]