Rachel Kanter is taking her relationship with romance to the next level – opening Lovestruck Books, a bookstore in Harvard Square specializing in romance novels. from Alia S. Al-Wir and Neeraja S. Kumar thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Media outlets have framed Caine Ardayfio ’25-26 and AnhPhu Nguyen ’25-26 as architects of a terrifying doxxing device. But the pair argue that their new facial recognition glasses are a “public awareness campaign.” from Maibritt Henkel and Anna A. Kremer thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

The popular fitness app Strava emerged through a friendship between former lightweight rowers Mark S. Gainey '90 and Michael T. Horvath '88. from Xinni (Sunshine) Chen thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

"There is so much more to Cambridge than Harvard. I wanted to get out and explore, and I realized I could do this through one thing: Geocaching," writes Natalie F. L. Luera. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

To MCB professor Richard M. Losick, an intense culture focused on scientific excellence resulted in the Bio Labs becoming a Nobel Prize incubator. But now this culture is gone. from Alexander W. Anoma and Christopher Schwarting thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

"When I see New York again, we’ll reacquaint ourselves. I’ll tell the corners that used to know my secrets a few new ones. And then we’ll say goodbye, and I’ll be on a train north — missing home, but glad, for now, that I left," writes Sophie Gao. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

“For too long, whistling has been sort of a maligned art form, underappreciated in comparison to other forms of music-making,” Tyler Heaton says. So, Heaton and others started the Harvard Whistler’s Society. from Anna A. Kremer and Amann S. Mahajan thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Over the years, Harvard Square has become home to a vibrant group of entertainers, from singing guitarists to spray-paint artists. from Kaysia E. Harrington and Raphael Z. Niu thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

You may have seen me scurrying around Kirkland dining hall or following you down the sidewalk last night. I thought I’d give you a day in my life as one of Harvard’s most well-known community members. from Mukta R. Dharmapurikar and Christian D. Topinio thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

The new gateway course History 10, which aims to expose students to different ways of doing, practicing, and talking about history, was advertised on Canvas under the headline: “Not your high school history class!” from Christopher Schwarting thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Trying to get a into a lab? Maybe it's time to start molding your inquiries after election fundraising emails... from Sophie Gao thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

In a political climate increasingly hostile to conversations about reproductive rights and sexuality, what is Sex Week’s vision for sex education on Harvard’s campus? from Maibritt Henkel and @yazzywriting thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

"No one tells you how to cope with a modern-day lynching," writes Ciana J. King in her personal essay. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

"'Deal or No Deal' has become a mantra, an ideology that governs what I — and others — accept or reject," writes Dalevyon L.J. Knight in a personal essay. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

"Why would I ever spend an hour and fifteen minutes sitting in a room in Northwest, when I could digest the same content in 37.5 minutes from the comfort of my own dorm?" from Kate J. Kaufman thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Is your randomized House assignment bound up with your chances at winning the world’s most prestigious fellowship? For this week’s Fifteen Minutes Magazine cover story, maeve brennan and I interviewed dozens of tutors, past Rhodes winners, and applicants to find out. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

From Fifteen Minutes Magazine: Last year, if Leverett House was its own university, it would’ve ranked second in total Rhodes Scholarship recipients. Meanwhile, other Houses like Currier and Winthrop have only seen 1 or 2 U.S. Rhodes Scholars in the last decade. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Last year, Harvard had 9 of the 32 American Rhodes Scholars. No other school had more than 3. Some say this difference is not just because of how talented Harvard's student body is — so, what accounts for it? from maeve brennan and Cam Srivastava thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

"When the news announced that Hurricane Milton’s landfall would be 'catastrophic,' I was far from the storm. I’ve never worried much about incoming hurricanes, and I’m still not sure that I do," writes Asher Montgomery in her personal essay. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

On Nina Howe-Goldstein's Substack she riffs on the general public’s “leery and libidinous and anxious” obsession with Harvard. Her writing ranges from fake newspaper articles to a treatise against wild turkeys. from Claire Jiang and Amann S. Mahajan thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…