“No Shame” in Being Yourself: A Night with Eric Nam
“No Shame” in Being Yourself: A Night with Eric Nam Singer-songwriter Eric Nam returns to Boston for a sold-out show at the Royale Written By CELINA HOLLMICHEL Interview By CELINA HOLLMICHEL and WOOJIN LIM Singer-songwriter Eric Nam returned to Boston last Friday for a sold-out show at the Royale, promoting his first all-English […]
ECON 1042: Sports Economics
The Independent sits down with Harvard lecturer Judd Cramer
The Independent recently had the chance to speak with lecturer Judd Cramer, who, alongside serving on the undergraduate advising team for the Economics department, currently teaches ECON 1042: Sports Economics. He shed light on the importance of sports economics, illuminating the opportunities it has in store for students and prospecting the future of the field. […]
New Heights
New Heights Harvard Track & Field captain Erick Duffy comments on Armand Duplantis breaking pole vaulting record By LIZZIE GUMMER Armand Duplantis, more commonly known as Mondo, broke the world record in the pole vault not once, but twice, this past week. At just 20 years old, the young Swedish vaulter has plenty […]
Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection
Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection Hanging scrolls, folding screens, and painted fans invite Harvard Art Museum visitors to imagine these objects animated once more, 300 years later By LUCY HAMILTON Come one, come all, to Painting Edo, the largest exhibition ever presented by the Harvard Art Museums. This historic exhibition […]
The Sculpture Across From Lamont
The Sculpture Across From Lamont The Independent learns more about Henry Moore’s Large Four Piece Reclining Figure By GRAHAM WALTER The bronze Large Four Piece Reclining Figure by Henry Moore has sat in the courtyard near Lamont and Houghton Libraries as a staple piece for nearly 50 years. Harvard received the work of […]
Gloria Is My Life
Gloria Is My Life An impactful play takes the stage at Loeb By JEN EASON “The biggest sin is sitting on yo’ ass!” laughed the short actress playing Flo Kennedy. Which is exactly what I was doing. On a wooden bench with a plush, brightly primary-colored pillow behind me in the Loeb Drama Center […]
Junior Family Weekend
Junior Family Weekend Who did you bring along to campus? By MIMI TARRANT Junior Family Weekend: three words that can fill a Harvard student with dread, excitement, or, for the internationals among us, indifference. We all know that the Harvard family is as diverse as its student body, so here’s a small sample […]
Meet Zaya
Meet Zaya What Zaya can teach us about living our truths By MAYI HUGHES Earlier this month, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s child came out as transgender with a heartwarming Instagram TV clip. The clip was widely shared on social media, with Zaya reminding us all, “Just be true to yourself because… what’s the point […]
Asian Americans for Political Justice
Social Studies concentrators Sanika Mahajan and Ryan Zhang found a new advocacy group dedicated to shedding light on issues experienced by the AAPI community
A wide variety of clubs at Harvard focus on supporting the greater Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Certain student organizations encompass broad areas of interest, such as the Asian American Association, while groups like the Asian American Dance Troupe may celebrate more specific areas of interest. These groups have been foundational, but there […]