HCS’ Datamatch helps Harvard Students Find Romance. Earlier this week, I received Datamatch 2015’s call to action. Seeing this email brought me back to freshman year when I first enlisted the help of Datamatch to find the love of my life, or at least my first date. My roommates and I sat in our common […]
BY ADITYA AGRAWAL The Harvard Independent Profiles the Harvard Humanist Hub. A general wave of enthusiasm and anticipation greeted the Super Bowl this past Sunday; viewing parties across dorms and houses became the highlight of the day. Breaking this sacred circle of tradition, however, was an organization that few people at Harvard even knew existed: […]
Boston’s Long Island Shelter abruptly closes. By A CONCERNED GROUP OF HARVARD STUDENTS Imagine you are coming back to your house after a long day of class only to be told that Harvard officials deemed your residence unsafe. You are unable to go to your room and gather any of your belongings or important documents. […]
BY ADITYA AGRAWAL The case for making public service a mandated requirement at Harvard. Cornell recently launched a $150 million initiative “Engaged Cornell” that will make it mandatory for undergraduates to take at least one course with a public service component. The announcement made waves on college campuses across America; Harvard wasn’t immune to its implications:while […]
BY HANNAH KATES The new sexual harassment policy. A university-wide policy designed to address and combat the issue of sexual assault has run up against a rather sheer wall of opposition within the Harvard community. The comprehensive policy, first unveiled over the summer, garnered media attention after twenty-eight members of the Harvard Law School faculty […]
BY ADITYA AGRAWAL Acknowledge the immense indulgence that Harvard affords us already. Having multiple friends run for UC presidency comes with its perks (read: costs). Meals have lately been swamped with discourse concerning the UC’s precise place in the axis of student life. Of particular interest have been the initiatives that the UC can and […]
Why Israel’s existence should be a concern for all Jews. “It is language, after all, that’s at the heart of the ubiquitous slippage from anger at Israeli military action to hatred of Jews.” – Deborah Lipstadt, New York Times At the beginning of March 2013, the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee made the decision to distribute […]
BY MILLY WANG An interview with College Events Board Harvard’s annual campus-wide spring event, YardFest, took place last Sunday, April 13th, 2014, from 5:00pm to 8:30pm. This event featured two opening bands selected via the annual Battle for YardFest competition hosted earlier on March 28th, a featured singer — Janelle Monae, several long, self-serve food […]
BY BIANCA MULANEY An account of the Smart Woman Securities annual Warren Buffett trip. Two weeks ago, I had the incredible opportunity to meet one of the most legendary investors and wealthiest people in the world: Warren Buffett. As Buffett surpassed 83 years of age in August, I must admit that I initially couldn’t help […]
BY ADITYA AGRAWAL A feminist’s musings. Recently, a Facebook event regarding a debate on the future of feminism between pro and anti Lean-In feminists trapped my particular attention. The cautious feminist that I am, this post precipitated in me an avalanche of self-introspection and much to my own surprise, my thoughts came in bearing heavily […]