Indy Sportsbook: Pick on The New Kids
The best bets to place before the upcoming NFL season.
First-year NFL quarterbacks may not don red lanyards or abruptly stop walking to take selfies and update their vlogs like some Harvard newbies we may know, but let me assure you that they do stand out. This year’s NFL season boasts three rookie quarterbacks who will make their inaugural starts in week 1: Bryce Young […]
Student-Athlete Success: Josie Hasbo
How one Harvard junior juggles more than a soccer ball.
“It’s such a beautiful thing that this ball can connect people,” Josefine (Josie) Hasbo ’25 stated to the Harvard Independent. If you were scrolling through Sidechat over summer break, there is a high chance you came across a post about this soccer phenomenon. A junior on Harvard Women’s Soccer, Hasbo was recently selected to represent […]
That Guy Who Sings “Sunroof”
A Review of Harvard’s Crimson Jam.
It’s the first Friday of the semester. The air is tragically hot and smells like First-Years who haven’t quite learned about the importance of deodorant. You guessed it, it’s Crimson Jam. Each year, the Harvard College Events Board (HCEB) organizes a welcome back concert for undergraduate students within the first few weeks back to school. […]
Satire from Arrow Street: Claudine Gay’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Moment
Too many MW classes are causing an administrative and logistical nightmare. Can President Gay ever recover?
In August 2021, Biden’s political fortunes fundamentally changed. To those in the administration, it became clear that this late-summer snafu—just two hundred days into his presidency—would mark the end of his “honeymoon period.” The polls show that Biden’s approval rating hasn’t recovered since. When the president decided to pull out of Afghanistan that August, he […]
The Pursuit of Happiness Beyond GENED 1025
The search for happiness at Harvard, and how The Human Flourishing Program is finding it.
Happiness is an elusive concept. Although it is studied by many, we are no closer to unlocking its mystery. Why is this? Can humans even define happiness well enough to chart a concrete path to its achievement? Though seemingly impossible, humans have continued in their attempt to outline and define what exactly happiness is, and […]
Counterpoint: Ditch your High School Sweetheart
Save yourself some trouble.
College is, for most people, your first time out in the world as an adult. You’re independent, living without parents and the rules and supervision that come with them. And you simply can’t fly the nest if you’ve still got one wing caught in the twigs. That’s what your high school sweetheart does. They hold […]
Point: Don’t Ditch Your High School Sweetheart
Why breaking up for the sake of breaking up is overdone.
It is safe to say that the majority of Harvard’s students are fueled by their ambitions for great academic and career success. This drive to overachieve remains unbridled by many of the “distractions” associated with college life. From pulling all nighters instead of finally meeting up with that friend we swore we “had to catch […]
Classes You Need to Take Before You Graduate 3.0
Underground must-take classes, according to The Harvard Independent Staff.
Are you sick of people telling you to take CS50 with David Malan? Upset that you did not win the lottery for “Meritocracy and Its Critics” with Michael Sandel? Tired of perusing the course catalog during your DIY shopping week trying to find the perfect 4th class? Harvard students commonly have three classes per semester […]
Club Comp Rundown
Interviews with members of various student organizations to get you inspired for comp season.
With more than 450 student organizations at Harvard, it can be hard to narrow down your search. So, to help you get ready for comp season this fall, the Harvard Independent reached out to students in various pre-professional, academic, creative, athletic, social, and service groups and compiled a (nonexhaustive) list to help you get ready. […]
The Imposter Amongst Us
An exclusive interview with an illegitimate member of the Class of 2027.
Note: The student mentioned throughout this article agreed to be interviewed by the Independent under the condition that they remain anonymous in print. In order to respect their wishes, the Independent has replaced their name with the pseudonym Jane. The December date of early acceptances marks a routine pattern each year, and the Harvard Class […]
