The Modern Cupid’s Arrow The Indy sits down for a conversation with Datamatch’s Supreme Cupids By CHIDAMBARAM THILLAIRAJAH Each February, as classes start to heighten in intensity and the most dreaded of Hallmark holidays rears its head, Datamatch returns to provide a welcome reprieve. This enigmatic dating website has long been shrouded in mystery. […]
Forgotten in the attic for 103 years, artifacts from Harvard’s sordid past open a discussion on its responsibility to social reparations In these past couple of weeks, it is very likely that you have become passingly familiar with the phrase, “Free Renty.” Perhaps you saw it in the subject line in one of the many emails […]
Would HUHS be prepared? Students weigh in perspectives on mitigation of coronavirus outbreak at Harvard, which has coincided with the return to campus after winter break
A Home away from Home: Examining the unique culture of the Dudley Co-op By CHIDAMBARAM “CID” THILLAIRAJAH The Dudley co-op is situated in two warmly appointed Victorian houses. The main building bears a sign proclaiming it The Center for High Energy Metaphysics in large friendly letters. The common spaces eschew the impersonal décor of […]
What it is to be “Counterculture” By TUSHAR DWIVEDI Counterculture in modern culture has often been associated with the notion of subversion, making using a set of notably distinct values or beliefs to drive change in an existing system. The seemingly rebellious nature of counterculture appears embedded in the name itself; the […]
Setting the Record Straight: The Origins of “The Game” By CHIDAMBARAM THILLAIRAJAH In 1852, as spring became summer, the students of Yale issued Harvard a challenge. The recently formed Yale rowing team had invited the even more recently formed Harvard rowing to come test the superiority of their oarsmen. A gauntlet had […]
How Switching to Sustainable Dining Really Looks: The advent of sustainable dining is a story of many food laboratories By MARISSA GARCIA ANNENBERG HALL, THE TABLES Annenberg Hall on a weekday morning is nothing short of bustling, hands juggling plates stacked with pancakes and bacon along with bowls abound with oatmeal. It’s Annenberg’s […]
A Weekly Dose of Bollobás: The Mathematics Directed Reading Program By MICHEAL KIELSTRA Mathematics is taught in different ways. Some people prefer the large lecture format, others the small seminar, and still others that venerable Harvard institution, the long night alone with a textbook and a problem set. This year, while promoting […]
A Dissolute Council: The Movement to End the UC By MICHAEL KIELSTRA and ARSH DHILLON On Sunday, October 27th, Nicholas Eynon ’21 sent an email to the Kirkland mailing list, urging students to sign a petition to dissolve the UC. The Dissolve the UC group hopes to get their referendum question on the […]
Lost in a Cloud of Smoke: Examining the Vaping Epidemic on College Campuses BY ANNIE COLLOREDO-MANSFELD AND MARY JULIA KOCH They’re mango, watermelon, or mint. Small, like USBs, housing gigabytes of potential. You’ll find them in a pocket, a pencil case, maybe the palm of your hand – anywhere but a smoke shop in Massachusetts. What’s happening […]