A new organization holds first event. By EMILY HALL The new organization brought controversial professor Jordan Peterson to campus Monday, despite backlash from other student groups. On Monday evening, new student organization the Harvard College Open Campus Initiative hosted its first event on campus. They hosted Dr. Jordan Peterson, a professor at the University […]
Intercollegiate coalition holds first annual convention. By CAROLINE CRONIN “I remember thinking that I couldn’t imagine anything worse than being exploited as a child and day in and day out knowing that no one is going to come get you.” Such was Diana Sheedy’s first reaction to learning about human trafficking. Sheedy, a senior […]
Public Service in the Age of Trump By EMILY HALL In the wake of 2016’s presidential election upset, have Harvard students changed their minds about public service? The answer seems to be a qualified “no”. Last November’s shocking electoral triumph of now President Donald Trump over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was […]
Peer counseling at Harvard faces changes. By CAROLINE CRONIN Though the spring term seems to be passing us by at breakneck speed, last week’s respite from academic work perhaps allowed students to take a mental breather. For many, such a break is imperative to maintaining the strength to finish out the semester successfully. It […]
One action at a time. On Wednesday February 22nd, Donald Trump rescinded President Obama’s protections for transgender students. The protections, put in place during the Obama administration, allowed public school students to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. Under the new policies of the Trump administration, individual schools will be free to […]
Datamatch in its 23rd year. Recently, the Indy got a chance to speak with Larry Zhang ’18, who leads the website team for the free online matchmaking service, Datamatch. We would like to share with you some snippets from this conversation, and our take on this traditional Valentine’s Day phenomenon more generally. It is worth […]
A discussion on the Trump immigration ban. In the backdrop of an extremely strict immigration reform enacted by the White House last week, the JFK Jr. Forum hosted a discussion on Friday, February 3, that brought a diverse range of perspectives on the policy together. The panel comprised David French, a staunch conservative writer for […]
A new club hopes to discuss and enjoy! By CAROLINE CRONIN In the place forever reserved for the intellectual elite, anything decried as “popular culture” may seem undesirable and uncouth. But one Folklore & Mythology concentrator named Emily Zauzmer ’18, is determined to change that. A lover of all things “pop culture for a very […]
On January 26, as President Trump temporarily banned the citizens of seven countries from entering the United States, liberal America galvanized like never before. A “resistance,” in the offing since that fateful night of November 8, 2016, finally found life as individuals across the country organized, protested, sang songs of solidarity and then protested some […]
The Indy takes a look at recent developments in the political landscape. For many traditional inhabitants of Washington, which voted overwhelmingly against President Trump in November, uncertainty has characterized much of the recent transition in the White House. Last Friday at noon, some of this uncertainty was resolved as the new President was finally inaugurated […]