After a heated campaign, Harvard students passed a referendum on Thursday to replace the current Undergraduate Council (UC) with the new Harvard Undergraduate Association (HUA). However, the state of club funding is uncertain following the adoption of the HUA, as the new Constitution contains conflicting sections that have prompted concerns from students, and messaging remains […]
Tuesday, March 2nd: The grand opening of LifeAlive x Down Under Yoga in Harvard Square! Drop by for some non-intimidating “health foods” and a yoga session if you’re up for it. Post-up here on a chilly afternoon to enjoy the warm vibes and music. Staff favorites include the Udon Noodle soup, avocado toast, and PB […]
The relationship Harvard holds with psychedelics is long, convoluted, and until recently, static in its progression. Many are familiar with psychedelics’ fall to social damnation during the ’60s, less are familiar with how institutions like Harvard were involved, and less still are familiar with academia’s attitude towards these compounds before the research ceased. When the […]
Do you trust the news? In an era of post-truth politics and partisan polarization, only 7% of American adults say they have “a great deal” of confidence in newspapers, television, and radio news reporting. Trust in the media reached record lows in 2016. Americans consume more news than ever before, just in different forums and […]
Have you ever stepped out of Widener Library for a study break at Pinocchio’s only to find the scarfed-down meal slows you down? The collaborators at Life Alive Organic Café and Down Under School of Yoga are determined to keep your energy ignited. Their first-ever collaboration, Wellness Oasis, which opened at 22 John F. Kennedy […]
Nika Rudenko ’24 has not gone to class in more than a week. The war in Ukraine, and the responsibilities she feels for her family and country, matter more than any homework assignment. Along with a handful of other students from Ukraine and neighboring countries, Rudenko demands that Harvard University take action in support of […]
2/22/22, otherwise known as “Two’s Day,” was more than just a lucky date—it marked the very first strokes back in the water for Harvard and Radcliffe rowers since the Charles River froze back in December. The states of the Charles River mark the seasons for rowing: icing over in winter and driving the oarsmen inside, […]
Direct democracy—that libertarian pipedream—has entered the political scene at Harvard College. Since 1982, the undergraduate student body has been led by a group of 54 elected representatives known as the Undergraduate Council (UC). The Council’s responsibilities include representing students from each of the College’s first-year dorms and upperclassmen residential houses and interfacing with University administrators […]
Months after starting to write for the Independent last spring, I learned from my mother that my father had once written for the publication. Searching for his work among the yellowed pages of the Independent’s archives, I found his article from 1979: “Take a Walk on the Wild Side,” a plea to his fellow students […]
The youth movement to confront climate change continues to grow at Harvard and across the world. This September, 80 Harvard students participated in Divest Harvard’s protests, a movement committed to removing Harvard’s financial investments in the fossil fuel industry. No one understands the years of research and education that empowered the climate movement better than […]