Young Teams Triumph
Recent victories boast a bright future for Harvard athletics.
Harvard University has been making waves in three sports this fall—rowing, sailing, and field hockey. The Crimson showcased their rowing prowess during the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) last weekend, with three different teams winning their event. Furthermore, Harvard Sailing has been charting a similar course, with numerous victories in recent races, including the […]
Point: Harvard Should Abolish Early Admissions
Why Harvard should lead the way in abolishing inequitable and counterproductive early admissions programs.
Every year, Harvard receives tens of thousands of applications from some of the brightest young students in the world. Just a tiny fraction of those students, 3.41% for the Class of 2027, ultimately get in. Many of these applicants, desperate to give themselves the greatest shot at admission, eagerly submit their applications under Harvard’s Restrictive […]
Counterpoint: Harvard Should Keep Early Admissions
How early admissions benefit Harvard.
One of the most distinguishing parts of Harvard—its student body— is built around its admissions practices. The Early Action round of admission greatly benefits the Harvard community, enhancing the University’s ability to create a diverse, accomplished, engaged, and unique student body. Students applying to Harvard have two windows to submit their application: the Restrictive Early […]
Point/Counterpoint: Should Harvard Abandon Pre-Term Registration?
Pre-term registration comes under scrutiny as students long for a return to Shopping Week.
Meena: Spring 2024 course registration has dawned upon us and the leaves haven’t even changed color. With much dismay, students will have to pre-register for their spring semester courses from November 1st to 15th for the first time since Harvard updated its policy. The traditional and beloved Shopping Week, allowing students to “shop” or sit […]
Harvard’s Media Spotlight is a Threat to Student Safety
Larry Hogan’s resignation letter pushes Harvard’s community further into the public eye—and closer to the edge.
On October 23, 2023, former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan sent a strongly-worded letter to Harvard University President Claudine Gay, announcing his decision to officially withdraw from all Harvard fellowships this fall. Hogan cited anti-Semitism on campus in response to the war in Israel and Palestine as the reason for his decision, inviting a mixed response […]
Spin. Yoga. Barre. Repeat
How to choose the perfect workout class for students who don’t have time to workout.
Staying active is one of the most important things you can do for your mental and physical health. But as Harvard students, there is hardly enough time to get a workout in between classes, club meetings, and endless amounts of homework. So that you don’t waste your precious time in a workout class you don’t […]
Choose Your Own Adventure
As the late-October deadline passes, students select a variety of academic paths.
As the fall semester flies by, Harvard’s sophomores meet the October 25th deadline to declare their concentrations. With potential options ranging from Folklore and Mythology to Human Development and Regenerative Biology, the College has no shortage of opportunities for students to explore vast intellectual possibilities. The yearly concentration declaration period broadcasts the unique ways that […]
With Strings Attached
How the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has exposed the conditionality of Harvard donors.
In the past month, Harvard President Claudine Gay has released two statements in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The first expressed her hope that Harvard would “modulate rather than amplify the deep-seated divisions and animosities” with regard to the conflict, but received backlash—from faculty, students, donors, alumni, and the general public—for not specifically condemning Hamas […]