“Essentially, it was a social club,” said Sean McGann, decade-long employee and current manager of Leavitt & Peirce. For much of its history, the tobacco shop was not just integrated, but a central part of Harvard campus; students living in the Hilton Block passed through the shop—occupying the dorm’s first floor—each day. Billiards tables lined […]
Last March, I was given a single Insomnia cookie in exchange for downloading yet another app that was attempting to launch in front of Harvard’s Science Center. Almost one year later, and what seemed like just another tech startup has produced some of the funniest and most controversial content on campus. Sidechat, an app that […]
“Social justice is the notion that every person deserves to live with dignity,” Darren Walker proclaimed to the packed audience attending the JFK Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics. On February 21st, 2023, Walker, alongside Douglas Elemendorf and Henry Louis Gates Jr, joined the Harvard Kennedy School and the Hutchins Center for African American […]
Motor scooters remain a constant presence at Harvard, most often used by athletes who want to travel between the athletic facilities—located across the river—and the rest of campus. Despite occasional jokes about errant sidewalk riders and certain classes that seem to attract higher quantities of scooter users, they have become a mainstay in the backs […]
How did the media impact public perception during the Cold War? In less than 20 seconds, Chat GPT was able to give me four ledes to my history essay: propaganda, news coverage, popular culture, and fear and anxiety, as well as thorough, 2-3 sentence explanations for each. I then inputted, Can you give me some […]
The Harvard Undergraduate Association (HUA), the new student government formed to replace the old Undergraduate Council, is hosting its second election for its officer positions. Given the crucial role of the finance committee in securing and distributing funding for student organizations, and some issues present in the initial semester, the Independent reached out to both […]
On February 4th, the Hasty Pudding Vice President and President went in for a kiss atop a black Bentley. That is, two costumed student actresses both planted a smooch on each of actress Jennifer Coolidge’s cheeks at the same time during a jubilant parade down Massachusetts Avenue, and the crowded street erupted in great fanfare. […]
For someone who cared so much about her outward persona, it seems that infamous con artist Anna Delvey has now turned inward. In some of her first public appearances since her notorious conviction, she donned large, black sunglasses, which reflected the sheen of camera flashes. Her refusal to let the public deter her is indisputable. […]
Coming back from winter break means a new semester, filled with new classes, new faces, and new activities. Yet not all Harvard students choose to return to campus, after winter or summer break—often opting out of on campus classes to fulfill their concentrations, secondaries, or for more personal reasons. Keep reading to meet some students […]
The Fellows & Study Groups (FSG) program has been a cornerstone of the Institute of Politics (IOP) since 1966. In essence, fellows are professionals—public servants, activists, and more—who travel to Harvard to live on-campus and impart specialized knowledge to the community at large. Harvard’s Institute of Politics has unveiled the Spring 2023 cohort of six […]