Issue Articles
Breaking the Mold
Somebody had to do it.
It troubles me to think how often I tell people I am a Harvard student and they either don’t believe me or immediately inquire about my participation in sports purely based on the color of my skin. It’s time for a change, and Achele Agada ’23, Grace Allen ’24, Annika Bassey ’22, and Chelsea Williams […]
Houndmouth: Fur Coats, Bandmates, and Grandma’s Keyboard
An interview with Matt Myers, the lead singer of Houndmouth, in the midst of the band’s Good For You tour
The lead singer of Houndmouth is Matt Myers. We’re the stereotypical fangirling freshmen who want to fuck him. Instead, we got to interview him.
Where are the Comments?
What’s the purpose of the Q Guide if it doesn’t require professors to publish student comments?
How hard is this class? Will I get an A? These are, for many students, the first concerns when deciding whether to take a class. Searching for answers, students turn to Harvard’s Q Guide, which publishes student feedback on classes at the end of every semester. Also known as the Harvard FAS Course Evaluations in […]
The Bonob[r]o
Professor Martin Surbeck is spending time away from Harvard’s campus to study one of humans’ closest relatives.
Having conversations about people’s future plans, and realizing just how impressive they are, is a quintessential Harvard experience despite our awareness of the impressiveness of professors and students alike. Such is the case with Professor Martin Surbeck, from the department of Human Evolutionary Biology, who will be spending much of the winter and spring semester […]
Naked and Unafraid
People come watch nude students. It’s more normal than it sounds.
Twenty-five degrees fahrenheit, a slight easterly breeze, and the season’s first snow: auspicious conditions for a nude lap. With gates agape, Harvard Yard welcomed hundreds of students and dozens of voyeurs for “Primal Scream.” This bi-annual tradition originated in the 1960s as a gathering at the end of reading week in which repressed Harvard students […]
West Side Story: One Good Review, One Bad One
Spielberg Strikes Again
West Side Story is one of the most recognizable American works: it’s been placed in the National Film Registry, has had more than a handful of Broadway and West End reboots, and now has two film adaptations. Composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim worked together to create a riveting, modern-day take on Romeo and […]
“Unmoored From Reality”
Students’ opinions on university COVID-19 policies this semester, and fears for the next
Color kits, nose swabs, sets of eyes above blue disposable masks. These sights were defining features of campus life this fall. Though most students were compliant in wearing masks indoors and completing their weekly testing, more students disagreed with Harvard’s COVID-19 policies this semester than one might expect. And as the surging omicron variant renders […]