Weekly Sports Preview: September 10-17
For many, the start of the semester means a return to academics, but for Harvard sports fans, the first day of classes also means fans returning and conference play beginning. This week brings several home openers, giving fans the chance to cheer on their favorite Harvard teams as new athletes debut and familiar favorites return […]
An Ode to Those Friday Night Lights
Every Friday in high school was the same. Drive home from school, excited for the weekend’s freedom. Kill a few hours fueling up and preparing for the predetermined student section theme. Head over to a friend’s house to chill before carpooling back to the school campus. Lose my voice cheering on our team in the […]
Ode to FOP 20: Onwards We Go!
I began my first year at Harvard in peak physical condition: a bruised hip, aching legs, ten wasp stings, and—possibly—an incubating giardia infection (but thankfully not). I had just survived my first wilderness backpacking trip. I attended Harvard’s First-Year Outdoor Program the week before setting foot in any college classroom. FOP is one of Harvard’s […]
Indy Rewind: September 1976
Have you ever noticed the bronze plaques or informational signposts as you pass through the Yard on the way to your 9 a.m. class? Have you ever thought about all the people who have existed in these spaces? When we, as members of the Harvard community, reminisce about its long history, I do not think […]
An Argument for Doubt
I previously published an article in the “Harvard Independent” on the subject of faith and our need for it, of any kind, in these trying times we live in. However, I neglected to say fully that faith is not enough. It is my firm belief that as much as one believes, not only when it […]
Glazed with Love
Since the Ceramics Program’s founding over 55 years ago, it has served as Harvard University’s dedicated ceramics center, giving Harvard’s community pottery enthusiasts a space to explore their passions. As its popularity has grown, the University has expanded its offerings by building ceramics studios across campus, developing curricula for students, and bringing in experts such […]
My Neighbor, Dolly
Driving around my hometown of Brentwood, Tennessee, I would always crane my neck to see if butterflies were affixed to the gate of 9510 Crockett Road. Only seven minutes away from my childhood home, the red-and-white mansion was barely visible from the street. But when the butterflies were there, we knew something important: Dolly Parton […]
The Art of the Dorm Layout
Are you a freshman who just got assigned a dorm of dubious legal status (multiple-occupancy rooms in Massachusetts are required to contain at least 50 square feet per resident), or a senior in the Quad who has to take an Uber to the other side of your single? Either way, everyone has school-provided, bulky furniture […]
Harvard College’s Future Grade Cap is Already Reshaping Classrooms
On Aug. 24, a week before the start of the 2026 fall semester, Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh told Peer Advising Fellows that Harvard College would automatically turn all course A grades into A-minuses if professors refused to comply with the new grade cap. Claybaugh then retracted her statement on Aug. 27, claiming the […]
Behind the Counter of Pinocchio’s Pizza
“Square pizza. Where do you get it? Any self-respecting Harvard alumnus would know the answer to that,” Louis Litt, a corporate attorney in the legal drama series “Suits,” claimed in the first season of the series. Pinocchio’s Pizza, located in the heart of Harvard Square on Winthrop Street, is considered a Harvard tradition to many. […]