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

"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 @asherjmont in her personal essay.

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 @mtbrennan and @camsrivastava

RT @thecrimson: From @crimsonFM: Last year, if Leverett House was its own university, it would’ve ranked second in total Rhodes Scholarship…

RT @camsrivastava: Is your randomized House assignment bound up with your chances at winning the world’s most prestigious fellowship? For…

"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

"'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.

"No one tells you how to cope with a modern-day lynching," writes Ciana J. King in her personal essay.

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

Trying to get a into a lab? Maybe it's time to start molding your inquiries after election fundraising emails... from Sophie Gao

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

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

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

“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

"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.

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

"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.

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

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

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