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Students Like Me Are Why Harvard Needs an Ethnic Studies Department
At America’s most prominent university, an ethnic studies department is a necessity — not an option.
Harvard Is Complicit in China’s 75 Years of Uyghur Colonization
Harvard’s complicity in the ethnic cleansing of my people haunts me every day I walk this campus.
Harvard’s Too Easy. I Looked Into Literally Every Possible Way to Fix That.
You might have heard grades are going up. I’ve compiled every proposal I can find for solving grade inflation.
Oppose Legacy Admissions? Call Your Legislator.
Rather than call on Harvard to make internal changes to their admissions, the most feasible path is asking legislators to mandate private universities in Mass. end legacy admissions — or at least provide incentives for them to do so.
Stupid Questions Exist. You Should Still Ask Them.
That every question — no matter how niche, complicated, or surprising it may be — has a plausible, easily accessible answer has driven us to silence. That's a bad thing.
Harvard Needs To Let Its Athletes Cash In
In many cases, Harvard’s prestige is not enough to attract athletic talent.
At HUDS, Vegetarians Are Caught Between Guac and a Lard Place
I empathize deeply with my vegan peers because, for the past year, I’ve eaten almost exclusively vegan food — against my will.
HUDS, Let Us Have a Seat at the Table
As the student body changes, so should our dining hall experience. No student should feel as though their voices are not heard about matters that affect us everyday.
The Year I Left Israel Behind
Israel’s story is an illusory one. It cannot be told without burying another story: that of Palestine. I know this because for twenty years, I peddled it.
The Palestine Exception Hurts Us All
If you’re still searching for the Palestine exception, look around. It’s here.
Violet Barron at Palestine vigil
Violet T.M. Barron '26 looks on at a vigil organized by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee memorializing "one year of genocide."
Michael Sandel’s Great Injustice
Michael J. Sandel’s Justice: “Ethical Reasoning in Polarized Times,” being taught to over 800 enrollees for the first time in over a decade, is a relic from a bygone era of higher education.
Abolish the MCAS Graduation Requirement: Vote Yes on Ballot Question Two
It’s time to get rid of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System graduation requirement.
Oops! We Did It Again
Not a lot of people know this about us, but we have really strong main character energy, and when Sidechat isn’t all about us we start to feel a little empty inside.
