Harvard, Driven to its Breaking Point
The origin of the billboard truck circling Harvard’s campus and its complicated history.
Rescinded job offers, public outcry, and doxxing. After a joint statement was released by the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) and the Harvard Graduate Students for Palestine in response to the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and co-signed by over 30 other student organizations, the Harvard community and its students have been increasingly under […]
Turning Trash into Treasure
Uncovering Harvard’s hidden initiatives towards food waste.
Standing by the conveyor belt in the dining hall whisking away dirty dishes, I watched hordes of Harvard students neglect half eaten sandwiches and spaghetti and meatballs piled high on their trays without second thoughts. In Annenberg Hall, students prioritize fueling their bodies while the dining services prioritize making the experience of eating dinner as […]
Lessons from the Real World
How experiential learning at Harvard bridges the gap between book smarts and street smarts.
Before I became a student, if you asked me to imagine what a weekday night would look like at Harvard, I definitely would not have told you I’d be in a South End theater watching seven women grapple with a media fiasco in the White House. Attending the play POTUS was not just a spontaneous […]
A New Prius of The Central Nervous System
How Harvard’s psychology and neuroscience education evolves with new scientific discoveries.
A cure for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases may have been hiding from neuroscientists for decades. As Harvard students prepared for back-to-school, researchers at the University of Lausanne were glued to the microscope as they discovered a new type of brain cell, glutamatergic astrocytes. As a hybrid of two well-studied cells—neurons and glial cells—these specialized astrocytes […]
“Heathers: The Musical” Takes Center Stage at Harvard
A review of this month’s student production.
“I just killed my best friend!” “And your worst enemy.” “Same difference.” If you ever wanted to kill your friends (or enemies) while navigating—as Riverdale’s Archie Andrews astutely puts it—“the epic highs and lows of high school,” then Heathers is the perfect production for you. Dear Diary: We attended the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s (HRDC) performance […]
A Very Sexy Harvard Halloween
The Top 10 Sexiest Costumes for Halloween 2023.
If you’re trying to relate to recent pop culture trends, or if purple is just your color, you might want to think twice before being a Sexy Devil this Halloween. Instead, shake things up with a Grimace Shake costume. Either be Grimace himself with a full mascot suit that can be found on Amazon, or […]
A Daunting Decision
An original creative writing piece about choosing a concentration.
“Open the door,” they instructed her. “It’s time.” “Yes,” she thought to herself, and nodded although she was afraid. This was perhaps the most important decision of her life. She asked them which door to open, but they insisted she decide. The doors all looked identical from the outside, each one significantly taller than her, […]
No Money, No Problem
How club sports succeed without much Harvard support.
The Springfield Men’s Club Soccer Team pulls up to play against their Harvard counterpart in large coach buses. When the Harvard Men’s Club Soccer Team travels to Tufts or Holy Cross, they have to take the T or call Ubers on their own dime. According to co-captain Joe Fahn ’25, “there’s no reason [that] should […]
Beyond the Rowers
A glimpse into HOCR’s vendor village.
Every late October thousands of students from around the world come together to race in the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR). White tents line the river, boasting everything from food stands and home remodeling estimates to handcrafted pottery. Heavy rainfall placed a damper on Saturday’s festivities, only making Sunday that much more exciting. While […]
Indy Sportsbook: Do Not Bet Scared
A collection of the best Halloweekend bets.
A couple weeks after the international break that saw a bunch of top-tier international teams qualify for the 2024 Euros, Indy Sportsbook returns with some Premier League locks. We are almost a third of the way through a Premier League season that has already seen many upsets, such as Man City losing in back-to-back weeks […]
