“It’s such a beautiful thing that this ball can connect people,” Josefine (Josie) Hasbo ’25 stated to the Harvard Independent. If you were scrolling through Sidechat over summer break, there is a high chance you came across a post about this soccer phenomenon. A junior on Harvard Women’s Soccer, Hasbo was recently selected to represent […]
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
On April 17th, 2023, nearly 30,000 athletes from more than 100 countries gathered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to run the annual Boston Marathon. Started in 1897, the Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of six World Marathon Majors. The Independent spoke to several Harvard students who ran the marathon this spring about […]
Last time I took to this column, I was discussing the ins and outs of March Madness, the annual NCAA basketball tournament. While I did correctly guess several outcomes of various games, the tournament is largely unpredictable due to its one-game nature. This contrasts with the playoff structure of professional sports, which are played in […]
“We have reached a point where it is unrealistic and unhealthy to have a standard for what the … body is supposed to look like.” Modern standards for size and body types have overarching negative effects on body image throughout society at large. Certain beauty standards disproportionately affect different populations; one demographic affected in a […]
As the Harvard Football Team celebrates 150 years, let’s look back on their history! Carly Brail ’26 (carlybrail@college.harvard.edu) went to her first Harvard Football game wearing a pin that read “Penn Rules Harvard Sucks.”
Thirteen years ago, McKenzie Forbes ’23 joined the Folsom Force, a tornado of tiny sneakers, flailing limbs, and wild enthusiasm. This third-grade basketball team, coached by their mom Sasha, was one of many vibrant communities that formed the player and person Forbes is today. As we marvel at the transformation of Harvard Women’s Basketball this […]
Throughout the entirety of Indy Sportsbook’s (albeit very short) history, we have prided ourselves on our commitment to each issue’s theme. Whether we are making puns about love and sex or examining how gambling can fit into the counterculture, we strive to make our degenerate musings a worthy inclusion. For the first unthemed issue of […]
The Sex Issue is the Harvard Independent’s biggest theme of the year, but it has proven to be a little tricky for us over here at Indy Sportsbook. While we consider both gambling and sex very worthwhile vices, the overlap between them is few and far between. Gambling is certainly not the “sexiest” subject—good luck […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—not the holidays, March Madness. Gambler’s paradise. The holy grail of sports betting. The time of year where sports fans can come together and rejoice with 67 games being played over the next three weeks. There is more to do than just watch them, as arguably the biggest […]