Indy Sportsbook: Valentine’s Day Edition
A heartbreaking coin toss, plus more bets we love
Money can’t buy you love, but you can love making money. The Indy Sportsbook is here for the latter, whether you’re looking to finance that pricey Valentine’s Day dinner or are just trying to feel something again. But before we unveil our upcoming picks, we’ll recap the most important holiday in February: the Super Bowl. […]
Fan-tom Crowd
Where were all the Harvard students at the Crimson’s biggest game yet?
On paper, it was the perfect time for the Harvard Men’s hockey team heading into February 6th. Ranked #2 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and #10 in the country, Harvard was playing in the 70th anniversary of the Beanpot tournament against an absolutely beatable BC team sinking below .500. The match was even […]
Chat Me Up
We wanted to publish some nice love poems for Valentine’s Day. But we realized we are all journalists and are crap at writing poems, so we got ChatGPT to do it for us. After some thorough prompting and manipulation, here’s what our new favorite lovebot came up with. The Feet Poems My love for you […]
Country Love
Top five songs: Carly Brail ’26 (carlybrail@college.harvard.edu) is a DJ for Hillbilly at Harvard.
Love As I Know It
I was young. The sand crunched beneath my feet as I walked the shoreline, trailing close behind my parents. The air was salty as the tide receded and the warm ocean breeze picked up my hair, whipping it in my face. On every trip my family took, I never wanted to walk away without something […]
Do’s and Don’ts for Harvard Dates
A guide to dating in Harvard Square
Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to take your crush or significant other on a date. Dates can be nerve-racking and even scary. So, I’m going to walk you through some DO’s and DON’Ts date spots in Harvard Square. DO: Toscano If you’re looking to impress a special someone, Toscano is the way to go. […]
Gus Johnson on Harvard, His Career, and Grendel’s
A conversation with the legendary sportscaster
Gus Johnson has voiced some of the most memorable moments in sports. During his rise to fame as a CBS college basketball commentator, Johnson’s tenure with the network also included many NFL games, the 1998 Winter Olympics, two Champions League Finals, and the Madden 2011 video game. Currently serving as the lead play-by-play announcer for […]
It’s Time to Use the “Harvard Bubble,” Not Just Escape it
All of us have a privilege. Not all of us pay attention to it
Last week, I wrote an article interviewing students studying abroad for the Spring semester. When I asked them what advice they had for students considering the studying abroad program, each one spoke highly of the venture they were on, and recommended that every student go for the experience to find themselves and get away from […]
Satire from Arrow Street: The “Farmers’ Market” Effect
Farmers’ markets are costing Democrats valuable seats in Congress.
On an abnormally-warm afternoon in March of 2008, a collection of Washington political consultants, campaign managers, lobbyists, and other swamp creatures gathered at the center of DuPont Circle in our nation’s capital. One member of this curious conglomeration asserted they were there “to receive a message.” Another claimed they were “on the precipice of changing […]
Love Can Be Found if You Know Where to Look
A practical guide to love at Harvard
Finding true love anywhere is difficult, but at Harvard, it seems to be exceptionally so. Is it because we as Harvard students have such high expectations for our significant others? Some say the secret to happiness is low expectations. So should this same logic be applied to love? I would say no; I argue that […]
A Broad, Abroad: Volume I
Deigning to Find love in Spain (is Paining)
Roses are red, violets are blue All my friends said, “Go find a Spanish man to fall in love with you!” Well, let me tell you: that hasn’t happened. So far, my most romantic interaction occurred with the italian man at the pasta shop down the street, who told me he couldn’t remember what I […]
An Open Letter to President-Designate Gay on the Future of Harvard College
An Open Letter to Claudine Gay Dear Dean Gay: Congratulations on your selection as the next president of Harvard. Forgive any presumption on my part, but I cannot resist offering an opinion concerning a critical challenge you will face. From the outset of your tenure, I urge you to commit to a renaissance of Harvard […]
A Love Letter to my Parents
Reflecting on a lifetime of love
I have written about my preoccupation with love. As a discipline, or an intentional practice, love continues to bring meaning to my days and keeps me up at night. Quite literally I often find myself awake when I should be sleeping, locked into fictional romances unlike anything I’ve ever experienced, dreaming of the day I […]