Sports Spotlight: Jessica Guo
Her road to fencing foil at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Jessica Guo ’27 from Toronto, Canada, started fencing at six years old. After watching her older sister and brother fence, she decided to try her hand. Guo quickly rose to the top of the rankings in Canada and competed in the U.S. early on in her fencing career. She started fencing in international competitions by […]
Harmonies and Horrors
In this spring’s student production of Little Shop of Horrors, the plant ate. Literally.
Little Shop of Horrors is a delightfully macabre musical, weaving humor and heart into a storyline steeped in horror and suspense. The show follows a meek florist as he discovers a carnivorous plant that feasts on humans and attempts to take over the world. Directed by Haley Stark ’25, Harvard’s production ran from April 25 […]
“Grab a Brush”
AFVS Open Studios and Senior Thesis Exhibition in the Carpenter Center highlight visual art students’ many hours of hard work.
Following a lively stream of people, we stepped into the Carpenter Center last Friday, April 26, to be met with a mesmerizing assortment of art in practically all forms. We walked through the massive gallery alongside artists, students, and professors, taking in the vibrant and breathtaking pieces that filled the space. The event—the Spring 2024 […]
From the Consulting Pipeline to the Culinary World
How Joanne Chang ’91 started from scratch to run beloved Boston chain Flour Bakery.
Nestled across the street from The Charles Hotel on 114 Mt. Auburn Street, Flour Bakery + Cafe is a favorite among Harvard students, tourists, and Cambridge residents alike. The menu is varied yet simple. From pastries to sandwiches to bowls, it is clear that every item is crafted with detail and thoughtfulness. A cozy spot […]
Claim to Fame
Exploring new features and strategic shifts from the Claim app.
“Get in Claimer, we’re going shopping.” This alert from the app Claim is one of many enticing notifications students receive, signaling the latest deals available for the week. Claim is an app designed to create what its co-founder and CEO, Sam Obletz, calls “easy and affordable memories.” Launched at Harvard in January 2023, the app […]
May Matters
The importance of Mental Health Awareness Month on college campuses.
Brownies or cookies? We’re fifteen, and it’s the biggest argument we’ve ever had, but it resolves itself in a delicious half-brownie-half-chocolate-chip-cookie. We have to mix together two different recipes just to make it work, and they come out looking half burnt, but it’s the best dessert either of us has ever had. She’s my best […]
Senior Year Bucket List
Eight goals for my last year at Harvard.
People say that time flies, but you never believe them until it does. Now, at the tail end of my third year, in disbelief that next year will be my last at Harvard, I can confirm that college does indeed fly by. As I wrap up my last week here before heading home, I wanted […]
An International’s Moral Tax Headache
The ethical implications and logistical nightmares of deliberately opting into the U.S. taxation system.
There is a certain absolution of shame that comes from watching others share in your sin. Filing taxes an hour before the post office’s closure on the final day of the tax deadline is perhaps the most cardinal sin of all. I found a party of ten Harvard internationals in the USPS building on Mount […]
Navigating Harvard’s Political Storm
A first-year student’s reflection on being introduced to Harvard during a year of global conflict, protest, and administrative challenges.
Each time I have left Harvard’s campus and returned home this school year, I have been met with some iteration of the following questions: How is it over there? Is it as crazy as the media makes it out to be? Do you feel safe with all of the turmoil? Whether at a family dinner […]
On a Scale of One to Ten, You’re a 26.2
Harvard students speak on their experiences running the Boston Marathon.
You may be familiar with Chicago’s famous Turkey Trot or Saratoga Springs’ Furry Fun Run. But unlike the pre-Thanksgiving 5K or a trip to the dog park gone too far, Hopkinton, Massachusetts boasts the start of the world’s oldest run of the year. From Ashland to Natick, across to Wellesley, down Heartbreak Hill, and finally […]
Indy Sportsbook: Ball’s Well That Ends Well
Top picks for the end of the professional European soccer season.
When William Shakespeare wrote, “Parting is such sweet sorrow,” he was clearly writing about the finalIndy Sportsbook installment of the school year. Fittingly, for this last issue, we’ll be reviewing top bets for the end of league football around the world. How you will get through the next four months without our picks every week, […]
Quaffles and Bludgers and Snitches, Oh My!
The Harvard Horntails win the D1 national title at the 2024 US Quadball Cup.
April 14, 2024, marked a historic day. The Harvard Horntails, Harvard’s esteemed Quadball team, flew to Round Rock, Texas, and emerged victorious as the 2024 US Quadball D1 national champions assuming their spot as the fifth college to claim the US Quadball (USQ) Cup after Middlebury College, University of Texas Austin, University of Rochester, and […]
