Conversations
Hey Professor: My Teacher Ate My Homework
We asked US World 19: American Food, A Global History professor Joyce E. Chaplin all about... You guessed it, food.
Consulting Harvard
Tiger Club Tutoring is just one of many student-run college admissions consulting businesses springing up across the nation; it’s also just one of many student-run college admissions consulting businesses at Harvard.
E.J. Dionne on The State of the Republican Party
“I think the Republicans could use a lot more of what Sarah Palin called, “'The Hopey Changey stuff.’”
Every Song Ever by Ben Ratliff
A graphic from Ben Ratliff's new novel, "Every Song Ever: 20 Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty."
Winter is Here: The Freshman with the Jon Snow Cloak
Hailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Norman R. Storer ’19 is often spotted on campus (and, occasionally, on the Ivy League Snapstory) wearing a long black cloak, resembling that of Jon Snow from the television series “Game of Thrones.”
Surviving Europe With 24 Cans of Red Bull: Kusunoki and Friends Are in it to Win it
Kusunoki and his team hope to be among the 165 teams selected to travel around Europe to participate in the 2016 “Red Bull Can You Make It” Challenge. Challengers get dropped off at a random location—with no supplies other than 24 cans of Red Bull to use as currency—and must travel to another European location within seven days.
Harvard's Weather Man
Matthew Cappucci ’19 has been interested in meteorology since he was two years old, when he became “fascinated by the anemometers on people’s roofs.” Cappucci visits the Science Center rooftop two to three times a week to observe weather patterns.
Eye of the Storm
At Harvard, Cappucci has made a name for himself as the unofficial meteorologist of the Class of 2019 Facebook group.
Culture and Community
Members of Harvard’s Kendo Club gathered on Tuesday to show off their unique sport. On the appeal of Kendo as an activity and an art form, Mary Beth Schleicher, ‘18, offered her own perspective: "Kendo is more than just a sport. It's also about learning to look at things in a new way.”
View from the Roof
“On a good day — a summer day — you can see the Prudential Center from here,” said Cappucci, as he explained that he did his work for the first few weeks on the roof of the Science Center.
