HUECU-Dot-Org HUECU, and its members, go mobile By MICHAEL KIELSTRA The Harvard University Employees’ Credit Union operates in a sort of limbo between Harvard and not-Harvard. It is a separate organization, and the Harvard Management Corporation cannot order it to do anything, but all its employees have @harvard.edu email addresses. Technically, as Tom Montilli, executive […]
Transfer Troubles What happens when the first House isn’t “the one”? By JEN EASON “I’ve only gotten into one thing at Harvard,” says a current quadling, referring to the rejection letter the College sent them on February 18, 2020 for their interhouse transfer application. It’s a pretty opaque process. The Independent reached out to Harvard […]
Zoom’s Doubt An email interview with Professor Matt Saunders Interview by MICHAEL KIELSTRA As Harvard goes online, there is an assumption that most if not all courses can easily be delivered over a video-link. After all, you can watch a professor online and take notes just as easily. Some classes, however, don’t translate as well […]
Brain Break Goes Remote How the spirit of off-brand cereal can maybe prevail, thanks to Harvard ZoomHop By MARISSA GARCIA The transition to virtualizing Harvard College appears deceivingly simple: download Zoom, click the link, and mute yourself so your cat meowing doesn’t reverberate across your PS11 lecture. Some courses had already begun to transition to […]
The Big Fish Finds His Pond The forming of Harvard College graduate Pete Buttigieg ‘04 as a centrist presidential candidate focused on political participation By ARSH DHILLON Growing up in South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg was a typical “big fish in a little pond” before arriving at Harvard in the fall of […]
When I come into his office, Dr. Mark Gearan’s hands are straightening out a paper on his desk, and there is a moment when I am terrified that this interview will consist only of the former White House Communications Director reading from a prepared statement. This passes instantly as we begin to talk, and I […]
A wide variety of clubs at Harvard focus on supporting the greater Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Certain student organizations encompass broad areas of interest, such as the Asian American Association, while groups like the Asian American Dance Troupe may celebrate more specific areas of interest. These groups have been foundational, but there […]
The Many Hats of Deborah Jo Gehrke The life and times of a beloved Quincy House Dean By KILEY ALLEN “Deb’s only goal was to make sure other people were happy,” said Elizabeth Jacobsen, a current Dean’s Aide in Quincy House. Eli met Deb when she started living in Quincy House her sophomore […]
Thropping Hearts Winthrop students express their love for their interim Faculty Deans By JEN EASON More than a little heartbreak was felt in Winthrop House when Dean Khurana officially announced two weeks ago that the College would soon begin the search for permanent Faculty Deans. The announcement encouraged Winthrop residents to participate in the […]
The Whole Kit and Kaboodle Julius Wade’s senior thesis performance of Mac Wellman’s ‘Terminal Hip: American Dream in HD’ By JILLY CRONIN On February 7 and 8, Julius Wade ’20 held his one-man performance of Mac Wellman’s play Terminal Hip: American Dream in HD in the Naumburg Room of the Harvard Art Museums. The […]