In 21st century America, anything and everything is subject to commercialization—Christmas, the Superbowl, Groundhog Day. Even our love and affection is tagged with a price. Valentine’s Day is simply another indicator of our country’s celebration of capitalism. We buy chocolate boxes filled with an assortment of treats, cheesy pop-up cards, stuffed animals that say “I […]
Contrary to what some might expect, dating life actually does exist at Harvard. In fact, 38% of students surveyed by the Independent are currently in a relationship, and 55% wish they were in one. We then went directly to the source: couples who have been going strong since the first days of freshman year reflect […]
Yes, it’s almost Valentine’s day, and yes, this is the Love issue. However, instead of cheerleading red roses and corny couples, this article presents the short end of that stick. Now more than ever, we should remember that everybody eventually hits their romantic “rock bottom.” Yet some hit it harder than others—it’s curious that a […]
Many scholars predicted that with most of the population vaccinated this past summer, America would experience a “Hot Vax Summer.” They theorized that the jabs would fuel a sexual hookup culture reminiscent of the Roaring Twenties in the 2020’s. But statistics suggest that instead, the desire for serious romance has only swelled across the country […]
A year ago, Harvard students faced their first Christmas under COVID-19. At the time, vaccines were still a distant dream, Delta the variant du jour, and Harvard staunchly committed to remote instruction. COVID-19 had completely shaken up everything anyone thought was possible in a university setting. If you got the virus, you and your loved […]
One of the lesser-mentioned casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic here at Harvard College is the practice affectionately known as Shopping Week. For the uninitiated first-years and sophomores, Shopping Week occurred during the first week of each semester. Prior to the official start of classes and course registration deadline, students had the opportunity to “shop,” or […]
How hard is this class? Will I get an A? These are, for many students, the first concerns when deciding whether to take a class. Searching for answers, students turn to Harvard’s Q Guide, which publishes student feedback on classes at the end of every semester. Also known as the Harvard FAS Course Evaluations in […]
Having conversations about people’s future plans, and realizing just how impressive they are, is a quintessential Harvard experience despite our awareness of the impressiveness of professors and students alike. Such is the case with Professor Martin Surbeck, from the department of Human Evolutionary Biology, who will be spending much of the winter and spring semester […]
Color kits, nose swabs, sets of eyes above blue disposable masks. These sights were defining features of campus life this fall. Though most students were compliant in wearing masks indoors and completing their weekly testing, more students disagreed with Harvard’s COVID-19 policies this semester than one might expect. And as the surging omicron variant renders […]
The Harvard Undergraduate Council has called an emergency meeting for Friday, December 3rd, at 3:00 PM to lower the voting threshold in Act 40F-78, according to internal messages and an email obtained by the Independent. President Noah Harris ‘22 called for the meeting at 12:23 PM on Thursday, December 2nd in the internal Slack of […]