Students
Narratives and news capturing the lives, struggles, and achievements of current students.
Mark Carney on the Limits of Soft Power
At the 2026 Davos summit, the Canadian prime minister echoes Harvard’s Joseph Nye.
Jete Propelled
Heather Watts says that she prepared for teaching her Harvard course, “George Balanchine: Ballet Master,” the same way she used to...
Sexy Struts
Start with a stance that points the heel of one foot toward the middle of the other. Stand up tall, your back slightly arched. Stride forward...
Culture(less) Club
During the year and a half I have spent as a student at Harvard, I’ve been befuddled by tRNA in a Life Sciences 1a lecture, experienced...
by Emma Lind
The War at Home
Almost every week last year I received an e-mail with the subject line “Iraq Update.” With each message, the number following that...
by Casey N. Cep
A Crutch or an Anchor?
Stumbling along Mount Auburn Street on my way to my Social Studies 10 lecture, I barely manage to juggle Wealth of Nations, this...
by Emma Lind
Open for Business
Before telegrams became scarce, the Japanese artist On Kawara would send them with the message I AM STILL ALIVE. Normally he would sign them...
by Casey N. Cep
Footfalls...and Failures
As the summer months trickle through my sweaty fingers, September looms, bringing with it the first of my Lasts. For the last time, I will...
Zen, and Other Journeys
Recently, my mom was putting books onto a new bookshelf when a red one fell to the floor. “What is this?” she asked, in a...
The Busy-ness School
“Is there no one in this House who plays basketball?” the e-mail reads. I feel a twinge of guilt. I signed up to play intramural...
Fashion Forward
Drawings by Lewis Albert The spotlights are on and the music is pounding. I am sitting close to the edge of a stage in the darkened Bright...