The Harvard Institute of Politics holds that former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio will be an asset to the institute this fall. But some students are doubtful, citing his contentious political record. As part of the IOP’s Visiting Fellow program, de Blasio is required to visit for a short but intensive period during […]
The broad majority of Harvard students live in one of the twelve upperclassmen houses they were assigned to freshman year, but another housing option exists beyond this traditional structure, which some students call home, and others have never even heard of: The Dudley Co-op. The Co-op is part of The Dudley Community, which is equivalent […]
Harvard’s twelve Houses have lost their appeal for some students who enjoyed off-campus living during the Covid-19 crisis. Even after most students returned to the time-honored tradition of on-campus housing in the fall of 2021, 265 undergraduates remained in off-campus housing–more than double the Harvard standard of roughly 100 students. These self-exiled students are attracted […]
Flaming hot mattresses, last-minute switch-ups, and missing boxes: campus move-in this year was replete with complications, handing students troubles and trifles as they moved into their dorms last week. On August 22, a truck filled with the Harvard Student Agencies’s new bed-extending service, BiggerBeds, struck fire and delayed the delivery of many students’ mattresses by […]
Amid speeches, song, and instrument, the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) gave a performance of their own at Convocation Ceremony last week. “Veritas? Here’s the real truth: Harvard supports Israeli Apartheid,” exclaimed a banner held by members of the student group as they chanted “free Palestine.” This demonstration corrupted a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many freshmen, […]
Moving in is painful. Students get everything out of storage, wait for their boxes from HUA, rearrange furniture for maximum space (and try to hide the hole you made in a wall from your bedpost). With different rooming situations and different House layouts, the one constant you will always see is sweat. This year, Cambridge […]
Just as the Harvard community thought itself free of the clutches of COVID-19, it must now deal with the looming threat of yet another viral disease: Monkeypox. Described as the distant cousin of the much more perilous smallpox, Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms such as fever and chills, as well […]
On August 25th, 1,950 first-years began to burst through Johnston Gate. They represent a record-low number of admitted students—3.13 percent of all applicants—featuring record-high numbers of women, Asian Americans, and first-generation college students. After facing a series of disruptions to the college application process, including Harvard’s decision to make standardized test scores optional, “the Class […]
On Thursday, May 26th at 6:45 AM, the Class of 2022 flooded through the formidable gates of Harvard Yard and entered the packed Tercentenary Theater for one last time as undergraduates. The atmosphere was frenetic as Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow commemorated each student for earning their undergraduate degrees. Under crimson flags bearing crests […]
In February 1981, a senior living in Lowell House walked into the university’s infirmary holding a positive pregnancy test. She had been having protected sex with a long-term boyfriend, but her contraceptive pills had failed. “I remember being totally freaked out,” said the alumna, who wished to remain anonymous. She was not ready to have […]