Indy Sportsbook: Setting the Line for the New Year
The hottest lines for the most highly contested stats for the upcoming semester.
Everyone’s favorite column is back for another semester. For the first issue, the Indy Sportsbook decided to create some preliminary lines for academic statistics for the upcoming semester, Harvard style. Not everyone on campus may agree with our predictions, but here are some of our favorite lines for the upcoming 14 weeks in Cambridge: Classes […]
FALLing in Love with Boston
A guide to goings-on this September in our community and greater Boston.
Whether you are a first-year longing to get to know the area or a senior looking for a change in scenery, the Cambridge-Boston area offers activity, enrichment, and a way to connect with the greater community. Before locking yourself in the library for the rest of the semester, be sure to check out one (or […]
All About John Manning
What to know about Harvard University’s next provost.
“Everybody likes John, everybody trusts John,” said HLS Charles Warren Professor of Legal History Michael J. Klarman in an interview with The Crimson. After serving as Harvard University’s Interim Provost since March, Harvard confirmed on Aug. 15 that John Manning ’82 will permanently retain his position. As political and social tensions surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict […]
“This Time, It’s Different.”
Gabriel Ferrer ’26 speaks on Venezuela’s post-election crisis and his role in raising awareness at Harvard.
“We need the world to know what is happening in Venezuela,” declared Gabriel Ferrer ’26 on an Instagram reel that has since reached almost 18 thousand views. He went on to give a passionate rundown of Venezuela’s current post-election crisis. “We’re now in the process of defending the truth, and we’re asking the international community […]
A Veritas Summer
Rising sophomores embracing campus and avoiding burnout.
After overcoming the burden of finals in early May, students face the next few months with mixed emotions. At first, we are near-sighted, with a romantic view of the approaching summer. Updates from LinkedIn about what our ambitious friends are doing shake us out of this honeymoon phase, reminding us to enhance our résumés. The […]
In the News: In Case You Missed It
Harvard University administrative and campus news updates from Summer 2024.
Harvard Announces its New President: On Aug. 2, Penny Pritzker, Senior Fellow of the Harvard Corporation, announced in a message to the Harvard community that Interim President Alan Garber ’76 will serve as the University’s president through the 2026-27 academic year. This puts an end, for now, to the presidential search that was initially poised […]
Dear New Harvard Parent: Best, An Indy Mom
The mom of a current Independent writer and a former Independent president imparts advice to incoming 2028 parents and explains why she subscribes to the Indy.
Most of us returning students are experiencing the routine first-week-back jitters, but for incoming first-years, the sensation is unfamiliar. They might be feeling trepidation about the onslaught of new people, new information, and a new bedroom (coupled with new roommates and perhaps not-so-new-ish twin beds) in that new building on this new campus that they’ve […]
Ready, Set, Registration
The Harvard Independent’s first-year course recommendations.
Summer may have flown by, but it isn’t truly over until Sept. 10, the end of the Add/Drop period. For first-years, finalizing a schedule before even locating the SEC is a daunting task. – In hopes of helping the lost souls out there—perhaps those preoccupied with whether or not their roommate hates them or is […]
Summer Snapshots from the Independent
Inside the Indy’s off-campus adventures.
Time flies when you’re chasing passions, as the Indy staff discovered this summer. Fewer responsibilities, no classes, and better weather—what more could one ask for? But as the season winds down, it’s time to transition from these sun-soaked, carefree days to the structured, rigorous days of the academic year. This also means that the Independent […]
Harvard’s Hottest Hits
Your new semester playlist.
Welcome back to campus, everyone! As you all have been finalizing your fall semester classes, flipping coins with your roommates to see who gets the double, and saying goodbye to your friends and family, likely, many of you haven’t had the time to create a new playlist for the school year. Music will play a […]
Sports Spotlight: Mitchell Saron
The pathway from Star Wars to Olympic Sabre.
Mitchell Saron ’23 has loved sword-fighting since before he can remember. An early introduction to the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings franchises stoked that fire, leading Saron to attempt to duel everyone in his life: “I had this huge lightsaber and toy sword collection, and I would always ask [my parents] to fight […]
Our Olympic Playground
How to play around like the Olympians, right on campus.
This fall, I’m ready to declare my concentration as “Olympics” with a secondary in “Navigating NBC Peacock.” It’s been a long, studious summer of laying on the couch, judging Olympians and thinking, “I could probably do that.” Now that the Paris Olympics are over and we trickle back to Cambridge, it’s time to get off […]