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Hiral M. Chavre

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Missing Absentee
House Life

Absentee Anxiety: Harvard Students Struggle to Vote by Mail

After dozens of Harvard students were unable to cast their votes in the 2024 election Tuesday due to missing or delayed absentee ballots, several undergraduates from battleground states resorted to desperate measures — even flying home to cast in-person votes.

Massachusetts Hall in Harvard Yard
College

Harvard Will Offer Students Funding to Mend Campus Divisions

The University launched a new grant to provide funding for student projects that seek to mend campus divisions and encourage civil discussions about controversial topics.

HSA
College

Harvard Student Agencies to Relaunch ‘Let’s Go’ Travel Guide

Let’s Go, a travel guide produced by student members of Harvard Student Agencies, will relaunch following four years of dormancy with a new plan to pay students to post about their travels on social media.

Big Red Group Investigation Graphic
College

How an India-Based Education Firm Became Blacklisted by Harvard Student Groups

Big Red Education, an India-based education firm, aims to “democratize the Ivy League experience.” But former mentors for the group said it exploited and deceived the Ivy League students staffing its conferences.

Hillel Interior
College

Israel Trek Reinstated After Year-Long Hiatus Following War in Gaza

Harvard College Israel Trek, an annual subsidized trip to Israel over spring break, will return in March after a one-year hiatus.

Lampoon Crimson Trump T-Shirt
Student Groups

Harvard Lampoon Claims The Crimson Endorsed Trump at Pennsylvania Rally

The Harvard Lampoon impersonated members of The Crimson and distributed t-shirts that falsely claimed the newspaper’s editorial board had endorsed former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday.

Mariachi outside Widener
Student Groups

Mariachi Véritas Performs at the White House

Six students from Undergraduate Mariachi Véritas de Harvard, a student organization centered around Mexican culture and music, traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this week to perform at the White House on Tuesday.

Pro-Palestine Protesters Gather on Widener Steps
Student Groups

Despite Disciplinary Threats, Pro-Palestine Protesters Return to Widener During Rally

Roughly 60 student protesters gathered outside the Science Center Plaza before walking through Harvard Yard and gathering in front of Widener Library during a rally on Wednesday protesting Israel’s recent attacks in Lebanon.

Ukrainian Flag Flying From University Hall
College

Harvard Students Launch Ukraine Solidarity Group, Apply for College Recognition

The Harvard Undergraduate Ukraine Solidarity Group, an organization hoping to raise awareness around issues facing Ukrainian people, announced their intention to apply for official recognition as an undergraduate student organization on Saturday.

Emerson Hall
College

Harvard Vote Socialist Campaign Launches, Aims to ‘End Capitalism Before It Ends Us’

The Harvard Vote Socialist 2024 campaign, an unrecognized student organization campaigning for Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia in the 2024 presidential election, held its official launch event Monday.

DataMatch Hack Graphic
College

Security Concerns Linger as Datamatch Launches Freshman Matchmaking Service

Datamatch, a student-run online matchmaking platform, launched its annual friendship matching service for freshmen last week, seven months after private student data was leaked following the launch of their Valentine’s Day matchmaking service.

Harvard Hillel Entrance
College

Harvard Israel Initiative Relaunches in Response to Campus Antisemitism

The Harvard Israel Initiative, an affiliate organization of Harvard Hillel, will resume its operations this semester following over one year of inactivity.

Harvard for Harris Launch
College

2 Months From Election, Harvard for Harris Officially Launches

Harvard for Harris, an unrecognized student organization supporting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign, celebrated their official launch on Monday at the Lowell House Screening Room.

HKS John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
On Campus

‘Love Overrules’: Hank Willis Thomas Discusses Artistic Meaning at IOP Forum

Artist Hank Willis Thomas spoke about how love guides his artwork at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics forum on Monday. During the discussion — which was moderated by Harvard professor Sarah Elizabeth Lewis and co-hosted by the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project — Thomas discussed several of his major artistic works, including “The Embrace” and “Loverules.”

Institute of Politics
Politics

‘Old Enough’: First Gen Z House Representative Encourages Youth Politicians at IOP Forum

U.S. Rep. Maxwell A. Frost (D-Fl.) — the first Generation Z politician to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives — encouraged young politicians to run for office and urged voters to think long term at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics forum on Friday.

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