Home Sweet Home…Or Is It?
A look into the blocking process ahead of Housing Day.
Forget your spring break or reading period travel plans. There is a much more pressing decision that you and your friends must make in your group chats: blocking. As is customary every year, Harvard first-years must sort themselves into “blocking groups” of up to eight people to participate in the housing lottery and get randomly […]
The Spotlight On Us
How a Harvard student’s sense of community has been affected by persistent national media attention.
Let’s set the scene. You’re home for break and are sitting at the dinner table, ready to enjoy a nice, non-HUDS meal when your second uncle thrice removed throws a pointed question your way. “What do YOU think about Claudine Gay’s resignation? Does Harvard HATE Jews? And what about affirmative action? What do YOU have […]
Point: The SAT, A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
The hidden advantages of standardized testing for economic diversity.
In the wake of the overturning of affirmative action by the Supreme Court, all aspects of the college admissions process were placed under greater scrutiny. The Supreme Court’s decision blocks colleges from consciously building a racially diverse class, and, as a result, it is more important than ever that Harvard examine its metrics for admission […]
Counterpoint: Stay Optional, SAT
By continuing to not require standardized test scores, Harvard can stay inclusive to students of all backgrounds.
In light of the recurring discussions about college admissions after the Supreme Court decision to ban Affirmative Action, there is a repeated query related to test-optional policies directed toward top universities. Many voices criticize the “holistic” college admissions call for re-introducing the mandatory testing policy, arguing that this is a fair and (as suggested by […]
Perusing Picasso
A new Exhibit at the Fogg Art Museum.
If you are interested in more of Picasso’s prolific style, don’t bother taking the T to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). Instead, just walk a block or so and up a few flights of stairs to the Harvard Art Museums’ third floor, where you can find a new exhibit dedicated entirely to Picasso. This […]
Let’s Talk Sausage
A ranking of HUDS’ sausage options.
Grape pizza and blueberry glazed pork may not be up your alley. Fortunately, Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) hasn’t tried to ruin one food with a creative twist: the fan-favorite breakfast sausage. Although not every dining hall on campus has hot breakfast, every student has gotten the opportunity to experience Harvard sausage in one way […]
Indy Sportsbook: Is Gambling Bad?
An examination into the true desires of many young adult gamblers.
In the realm of leisure and pastime, one practice stands out as steeped in contradiction: gambling. Since the Supreme Court case in 2018 which struck down the federal ban on sports betting, the industry has grown to a $15 billion-a-year industry. On one hand, gambling could merely be a benign form of entertainment, a source […]
An Uneven Playing Field
Harvard’s first female Athletic Director has chosen next season’s football coach, and fans are not happy.
“This is what happens when you put a woman in charge of a historic football team,” wrote an X user in response to Harvard Athletic Director (AD) Erin McDermott’s announcement of the new Harvard football coach on February 12th. All eyes were on McDermott, the first-ever woman AD at Harvard, following the news of the […]
Sports Spotlight: Maia Ramsden
A profile on Harvard’s national champion runner.
Maia Ramsden ’24 has had quite the year. After an outstanding first two seasons with the Crimson, she won the Women’s 1500m at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor National Championships in June, becoming the first New Zealander to ever win the event. She followed up this historic win by reaching even greater heights in her senior […]
In the News: Harvard Leadership Subpoenaed by House Committee
U.S. House committee subpoenas Harvard University over antisemitism investigation for the first time in history.
This past Friday, a congressional committee investigating campus antisemitism took the unprecedented action of issuing multiple subpoenas to Harvard University six weeks after hearings into antisemitism on campus triggered the resignation of former President Claudine Gay. The subpoenas set a deadline of 5 P.M. on March 4th for Harvard officials to produce the series of […]
