Mather House was built to suppress. The blockish and brutish tower still maintains the strict and secure attitude of its 1970 anti-protest design. But from under the mass of concrete has sprung a stem of blatant, star-spangled expression in the form of a Nicki Minaj flag. Red, white, blue, and Barbz (her fanbase’s self-dubbed moniker), […]
A record-breaking 20% of Harvard College’s Class of 2024 chose to defer their first year— three times higher than the usual amount, according to an August 2020 Forbes article. The class of 2025 became the largest class in Harvard’s history and perhaps also the most diverse in experiences. How are these first-years adjusting to campus […]
As a matter of public health, proper isolation periods are necessary to control the spread of COVID-19. But less discussed is the question of mental health. It’s clear that social isolation protects other students from getting sick, but how is it affecting the very students who sequester?
Ah, yes. Comp season. The part of the semester that re-awakens most clubs and reminds us all which email lists we signed up for. Whether the process of applying to a Harvard club lasts the entire semester or just a few weeks, it can be a daunting task. The word comp itself stands for competency, […]
Visit Boston Tea Stop before it closes
In the midst of the noise on campus this fall, enjoy the place you now get to experience in-person: Cambridge!
So, what’s new in the area? Where do I need to be?
It goes without saying that the next nine months at Harvard will look different than any year before. The uncertainty that lies in attending college classes during a pandemic has forced students to drastically compromise their paths in their academic and professional lives. In particular, the Class of 2024 has experienced a year of unprecedented […]
COVID-19 pushes Harvard’s libraries away from physical books, for a while.
They refused to lose an entire year to virtual education. They refused to relinquish precious college time to the whims of a microbe they could not control. And they refused to let go of their ambitions. So instead, they used the pandemic to pursue them.
Students have concerns about the implementation of Harvard’s plans for this fall semester.