“Say WHAT? SAY-BROOK!” From the nostalgic cheer of Saybrook College to the newer formation of Benjamin Franklin College, Yale’s housing system has evolved to aid in the growth of its student body through forging unique social and intellectual communities. And although Harvard’s fated rivalry often leads to the condemnation of everything associated with Yale University, […]
The Harvard-Yale rivalry is entrenched in everything, not just football. Yale merch is informally forbidden on Harvard’s campus and jokes disparaging bulldogs and New Haven are abundant in Cambridge. There are significant differences between Harvard and Yale that are unrelated to football that fuel the rivalry between the schools. Harvard and Yale’s differences expand to […]
As the fall semester flies by, Harvard’s sophomores meet the October 25th deadline to declare their concentrations. With potential options ranging from Folklore and Mythology to Human Development and Regenerative Biology, the College has no shortage of opportunities for students to explore vast intellectual possibilities. The yearly concentration declaration period broadcasts the unique ways that […]
Rescinded job offers, public outcry, and doxxing. After a joint statement was released by the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) and the Harvard Graduate Students for Palestine in response to the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and co-signed by over 30 other student organizations, the Harvard community and its students have been increasingly under […]
Standing by the conveyor belt in the dining hall whisking away dirty dishes, I watched hordes of Harvard students neglect half eaten sandwiches and spaghetti and meatballs piled high on their trays without second thoughts. In Annenberg Hall, students prioritize fueling their bodies while the dining services prioritize making the experience of eating dinner as […]
A cure for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases may have been hiding from neuroscientists for decades. As Harvard students prepared for back-to-school, researchers at the University of Lausanne were glued to the microscope as they discovered a new type of brain cell, glutamatergic astrocytes. As a hybrid of two well-studied cells—neurons and glial cells—these specialized astrocytes […]
“Open the door,” they instructed her. “It’s time.” “Yes,” she thought to herself, and nodded although she was afraid. This was perhaps the most important decision of her life. She asked them which door to open, but they insisted she decide. The doors all looked identical from the outside, each one significantly taller than her, […]
We are anxiously in-between the release of ChatGPT and its full effects on education, unable to imagine academia without it and unable to fully envision academia with it. And it is exciting. Artificial intelligence will prove transformational; a tool both students and professors must embrace. But conversations and collaboration must remain at the forefront of […]
“You are more than your resume.” This catchy slogan promotes a dynamic survey aimed to connect many disillusioned Harvard students to environments where they can do work that matches morals rather than a brand name. Kushan Weerakoon ’05, co-founder of the startup-in-progress, described his intentions behind the idea: not to become rich and successful, but […]
On October 9th, Harvard University increased its list of awe-inspiring Nobel Prize Laureates by one. Claudia Goldin, Harry Lee Professor of Economics, was awarded the prize “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labor market outcomes,” according to the Nobel Prize’s official website. Jakob Svensson, Chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences, […]