To probably no one’s surprise, I was a massive bookworm growing up. I credit my parents with taking me to the library every weekend and patiently listening when I read books aloud to them. They also ...

It was a Thursday afternoon. Perhaps the only cold thing that day was the bead of sweat tracing the groove of my spine as I tried to position a worn-down copy of “1984” to shield my face from the sun.

“I Have Something to Say: ‘Khaleesi’ Is a Bad Name for a De-Extincted Dire Wolf.” Amid the growing publicity around the company, the “Harvard Independent” spoke with Colossal’s Chief Biology Officer, ...

When the final whistle blew on the FIFA World Cup 2026™, I found myself reflecting on a tournament that brought tears, drew cheers, and inspired hope in equal measure. While the World Cup offered a ...

In honor of the year’s end, the “Harvard Independent” has compiled a list of books with new beginnings—meant for the seniors who are moving forward with their lives and the undergraduates who have the ...

04.30.26: Singin' in the Rain, Sports Nearly a billion viewers tuned into the 2023 Women’s World Cup, and almost 19 million watched the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, making it the ...

On March 10, the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School hosted a conversation with former Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, moderated by Institute of ...

Bad Bunny’s final message for over 130 million viewers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, was simple. On Feb. 8, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known to the world as Bad Bunny, headlined ...

Deming assumed the role of Danoff Dean in July 2025, succeeding Rakesh Khurana to become the current chief administrator for undergraduate academic and student life. As an economist, Deming ...

Last year, I got my first chance to see “The Game.” There are really only two football rivalries that share this name. Growing up in Michigan, I had often watched Ohio State face Michigan, but this ...

Released every year to demystify intimate topics, the Independent’s 2025 Sex Survey revealed a campus increasingly nuanced in its views regarding relationships, gender, and sexuality. With 545 ...

Her story started with loss. “My situation specifically was born out of a really difficult time,” nonprofit founder Olivia Zhang ’27 explained. What started as a mere effort to memorialize her mentors ...