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Letter from the Editors

Dear Readers,

Four years, in many cases, is a long time. Four years is a single presidential term, a miserable prison sentence, the length of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s marriage thus far, and the difference between a zygote and a walking, talking, thinking, miniature human being. Four years is also the length of a Harvard undergraduate education. You in the Class of 2012 have spent four years here as well, and in many ways they have indeed been long. Eight semesters, at least thirty-two classes, numerous extracurriculars, and countless hours spent studying and with friends add up, and the distance between who you were when you arrived as a freshman and who you are now must be huge. Yet, somehow, freshman move-in seems like it was yesterday. You’ve only just got here! How can it all be over so soon?

While your time here might feel short, know that your mark will last long after you’ve received your diploma. From freshman acquaintances to relationships with professors to strong leadership in your departments, organizations, and clubs, you walk in the path laid down by those before you, and every Harvard student hereafter follows in your footsteps. It might be cheesy, but it’s true.

Here at the Independent, we’ve been following in our seniors’ footsteps all year, and in turn in the footsteps of the seniors who proceeded them, and then those who proceeded them all the way back to 1969. We preserve their voices when we write and their vision when they print, and will continue to do so for the Class of 2012. With that, we’d like to thank our graduating seniors: Yuying Luo and Faith Zhang, Editor-in-Chiefs emeritae; Riva Riley, Executive Editor and News and Forum Editor emerita; Arthur Bartolozzi, staff writer extraordinaire; Sanyee Yuan, columnist; Ezgi Bereketli, publicity coordinator emerita; as well as numerous other members of the Class of 2012 who passed through the Indy at some point in the last four years. We’ve admired your example and appreciated your dedication, and wish you and your classmates the best as you launch into the world beyond the gates.

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The Year in News

For those of you who spent all year thesis-ing instead of reading the Independent, here are some of the year's highlights. For full articles and access to the rest of our archive, visit harvardindependent.com.

A Look at the 2012 Housing Videos that Struck a Chord (3/8)

By WHITNEY LEE The Housing Day videos came out. We reviewed ‘em, and here’s what we found…

First Place: Mather – “Call Me Mather” The tune is catchy and they took the time to write substitution lyrics, unlike some of the other houses.

As for the footage itself, while it definitely doesn’t have high production value, the footage is entertaining and quite memorable.

Second Place: Leverett – “Lev Solo Cup” Lev gets major points for house participation.

Third Place: Quincy – “Q-Men: Freshman Class” After “Quinception”, the level of expectation for Quincy was high and “Q-Men” didn’t quite measure up.

Harvard Turns 400 (10/13)

Postcards from the future.

By GARY GERBRANDT The Indy travels through time to see the Harvard of the future: an environment still familiar yet barreling on in that unending sense of progress our University has and will continue to foster for many years. Whether or not President Faust is still leading a mass of students and alumni across Tercentenary Theater in 2036, we are assured the festivities will be as grand as the campus it celebrates.

“Perhaps that is the better way to go about this: to embrace a new Fair Harvard, one which really is fair, which treats all of its students with the same hand, which levels the playing field for them to achieve what and succeed how they will, and which enables each of its graduates to be almost as successful as its dropouts.”

Anatomy of a Senior Thesis: Roots and Seeds, Coming to a Concentration (11/10)

Part V of a series.

By SANYEE YUAN Just because a concentration isn’t listed on the Registrar’s website doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist: it just hasn’t been created yet. Declaring a special concentration requires academic passion, dedication to one’s interests, and the ability to compromise, but the end goal — scholastic liberation — is worth all of the hard work.

“I create dances about my life through Introduction to Choreography. I study the formulas of great American speeches with a visiting professor from Northwestern’s Rhetoric department. I cross-register at the Kennedy School and learn how to weave together effective stories in public narrative from a professor who participated in the Cesar Chavez campaign. I delve into the study of the human voice and its variety in Vocal Production for the Stage. I craft my power of persuasion through a course on the Elements of Rhetoric. I design a one-on-one tutorial with a former Good Morning America producer to study talk show hosts and Ryan Seacrest’s on-camera interviewing techniques.

Every class that I’ve taken for my concentration has emphasized the content of presenting myself in public, whether it is through speech or performance. Not only have I had incredible amounts of fun in each class and gotten to know the stories of each of my individual classmates and professors, I have also received an immeasurable preparation for my future career in broadcast journalism and the performing arts.”

Does #OccupyHarvard Represent the 99%? (11/17)

Point by GARY GERBRANDT,

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claim solidarity with the oppressed, or did the privilege of our place fall upon us as soon as we entered the bust-bedecked walls of Annenberg?

“Yet we Harvard students are firmly within the 99%.

Harvard is already a university for, and of, the 99%...

It’s very simple: statistically, a vast majority of the people here simply aren’t part of the top 1%. Whether we students will eventually join their ranks is to be seen, but, at least today, that doesn’t matter. We’re all on a relatively equal playing field, competing against each other in a crazed collegiate ecosystem, and while we are doing so at an incredible school, it doesn’t mean we’ve breached that arbitrary 1%.” - Point “Harvard has always been, is, and will always be a bastion of privilege. The only difference between Ye Olde Harvard and the Harvard of today is that back then enormous privilege was what you needed to get in, and today enormous privilege is what you are given once you get in. This privilege afforded to Harvard students is not necessarily an economic privilege, though if you want to land in the highest economic bracket, a Harvard degree makes for a pretty decent launching pad. This modern privilege is the privilege of opportunity.” - Counterpoint

Weighed and Found Wanting (12/1)

Taking on the constant pressure to be thin.

By FAITH ZHANG Being fat: it’s at once frightening and angering, that deep seated fear of many women, be they powerful, successful, depressed, or outgoing. Bodily acceptance lies at the crossroad of feminine empowerment and realistic self-evaluation, and how we feel about our bodies is far more complicated than wanting to be thin.

“Listen: I am a feminist. I believe that the media promotes unhealthy and unrealistic standards for beauty; I believe that my mind and my abilities are worth more than my dress size. But I’m also a product of my culture, and some kinds of conditioning are hard to shake. I like to think of myself as independent, selfsufficient, indifferent to what others think, comfortable in my own skin — and yet I feel better about myself when I’m thinner. I can’t think of a time since I was twelve when I haven’t wanted to lose weight.”

The Hidden Haiti (2/9)

How Haiti’s 1% can rebuild their country, and how Harvard can help.

By MEGHAN BROOKS What happens when a Haitian Kennedy School Graduate returns home with a vision? Investment.

Growth. Hope. Businessman Jerry Tardieu is the developer and manager of a project that has stimulated the local economy and hopes to serve as a catalyst for further investment in Haiti’s future.

“In his hour-long presentation last week, Jerry Tardieu’s favorite image, the image he returned to again and again, was that of the thirty-million dollar Royal Oasis Hotel as a “beacon of modernity” in Haiti, and modern the Oasis is. When completed, the now earthquake-resistant complex will include 130 guest suites, facilities for conventions and breakout sessions, four bars, five restaurants, an art gallery, a full-service bank, shopping, a fitness center, and two pools, one at ground level and a rooftop infinity pool. As it will be the only five-star hotel in Haiti, Tardieu expects the Oasis to become a “destination hotel”, a nighttime haven for the native elite, a resort for members of the Haitian diaspora visiting their homeland, and a business hotel for the heads of NGOs and, hopefully, foreign investors...Despite his confidence in the success of the venture, Tardieu concedes that the project is somewhat risky, as are all investments in Haiti. While the Oasis project presents the particular problem of Haiti’s under-developed service culture, because “the country lacks the most basic infrastructure…it takes guts, it takes courage for anyone to invest in Haiti.” Looking out into an audience of young, eager Harvard students and graduates, Tardieu said of investment in Haiti, “it is difficult, but it is not impossible. To the contrary, where there is difficulty there is an opportunity to do business right.””

“Is Our Children Learning?” (2/9)

Arne Duncan on the advancement of the American education system.

By CHRISTINE WOLFE The Secretary of Education came to Harvard with a message: the educational system of this country is broken, and if we do not repair it, we place our country and the future of our children in jeopardy. Secretary Arne Duncan calls to action educators, policy makers, and students who will march on in our country’s most difficult and most important battle.

“Secretary Duncan began his lecture, titled ‘Fighting the Wrong Education Battles,’ with a reprimand of educational advocates who refuse to make concessions. He stressed that a good education system, even if it was not a perfect education system, is better than no system at all. In today’s incredibly politically partisan environment, it is not surprising that the Secretary’s frustration with advocates “maintaining ideological consistency” rather than stressing constructive debate and discussion was an important part of his lecture. He relayed the urgency of the problems facing teachers, administrators, and students, and called for effective, realistic solutions.

His Race to the Top program has seen great success, and his push for states to adopt a national standard amongst students will allow for proper diagnostics and a facilitated search for the root of specific problems that each school faces. Though his policy has returned positive results — particularly in closing achievement gaps in under-served schools — it does not come without controversy.”

A Long Year’s Journey Into August (2/16)

The fluctuations and fractionalizations of the Republican party.

By CHRISTINE WOLFE Philandery, (illegal) aliens, and lunar colonies -- it may sound like a terrible science fiction script, but these characters are all too real. Mitt Romney may have always had his square jaw thrust ahead of the other candidates, but it has been far from smooth sailing for the Massachusetts Moderate. The Indy reviews the GOP campaign saga and the continued reformation of the Republican party.

“Mitt Romney is head to head with a candidate who was shot into the spotlight for his extremely conservative views on social issues and his infamously inflammatory – or, in some constituencies, virtuous – rhetoric. He who seems the obvious choice is being torn to shreds by his fellow party members and his potential constituency. They say he’s a “Massachusetts Moderate.” They’ve branded him a member of the dreaded “Establishment.” This doubt has borne a phenomenally dramatic contest for the GOP seat in the 2012 presidential election, characterized by mountainous surges and dramatic plummets. In its controversy, its instability, and its theatricality, this contest has challenged what it means to be a Republican.”

On the Blind Side of History (3/1)

The resurgence of racism and ignorance in public education.

By CARLOS SCHMIDT To rewrite history is to overshadow our successes and disguise our mistakes. What is the legacy of a skewed curriculum, one that hides the accomplishments of the underrepresented and misrepresents those who formed our country? With the alteration of school textbooks, future generations of students may hold a one-sided perspective on history.

“One of the main proponents of changes to the Texan social studies curriculum, Dr. Don McLeroy, stated, “History has already been skewed. Academia is skewed too far to the left.” By assuming that new curriculum will counter liberal tendencies in education and provide a freer, more holistic education, the policy makers fail to acknowledge that their measures are no better than the presumed “liberal bias” of the 05.17.12• The Harvard Independent

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News and Forum current textbook curriculum. In essence, they are indoctrinating exaggerated historical facts on to their students, fueling cultural insensitivity and stereotyping, while restricting creativity and intellectual curiosity.

History is meant to be presented impartially, leaving room for personal interpretation from the student.

That is, by applying the different methods they learn in social sciences, students should be able to judge outcomes of history. An incomplete or skewed image does not allow that, particularly if it presents it in an absolute manner as the Texan law does.”

interview, she discusses art and social justice, as well as the importance of perseverance in the light of patriarchal subjugation.

Feels So Good Being Bad (3/29)

Quotes from Ms. Millett: “We can subvert the enfranchised by being the disenfranchised. If you understand that, you understand everything.”

“Kind of important, women’s rights. You know, women are 53% of the population. We should have some rights.”

“The patriarchy, everything revolves around the rights of the father.” “[Women are] underrepresented everywhere in the fine arts.”

“Someone ought to retire. Get Clarence Thomas out of here. What I can’t stand about him – he should retire.”

“We’ve got to shift the whole society’s lights and brights and beacons another way.”

Not Ready for Armaments (4/5)

Ms. Millett’s call to action is clear. No tradition is safe from the influence of patriarchy; even the arts face a difficult way forward. This being the case, it is the responsibility of Harvard students to utilize their talents to open up their disciplines to analysis and revision. In the arts specifically, we must challenge structures of power with innovative, controversial, personal, and fearless discussion. We must follow Ms. Millett’s example and use the arts and artistic discourse as tools for liberation. It is clear that the arts have immense power, and, in this time of uncertainty, it is imperative that we amplify the cry for justice, equality, and compassion with the help of our creativity.

Discussing masochism and more in Harvard’s kink community.

Interview by MEGHAN BROOKS Whips, chains, and bed frames: everyone’s spent a little time in leather, but those bad girls have got nothing on the munch lunch club. Is this naughty nice, or does the pain outweigh the pleasure? The kinky remove the chokeholds to speak in support of bondage and discipline.

“I think that BDSM does bring up interesting questions about human nature, about why people want to submit or want to dominate. The question is…What is it, for certain people, that makes pain pleasurable?”

Liberty does not come before life.

By CLARE DUNCAN In the words of the comedian Eddie Izzard: “Guns don’t kill people, people do – but I think the gun helps.”

Whether or not racial profiling killed Trayvon Martin, a gun most certainly did, calling into question the legitimacy of gun control laws in the United States and the role of the Second Amendment in the lives – and deaths – of Americans.

“Let’s be clear: I’m not advocating for repealing the Second Amendment. I’m advocating for stricter gun control laws, stricter background checks, and stricter training requirements. But most of all, I want to stress recognition of the ultimate and ever-present danger of guns. Bluntly put, if you want to own a gun, don’t be an idiot about it. Don’t claim that you shouldn’t be treated any differently when you insist on owning a deadly weapon and keeping it in the house — maybe even a house with children around. If you take offense at being treated differently, lectured by doctors, etc., you need to get over it, because in the end it was your choice to buy the thing. You need to learn how to properly wield something that could end a person’s life.”

Conversations with Kate Millett (12/1)

Interview by WILLIAM SIMMONS Kate Millett’s Sexual Politics fueled Second Wave Feminism with its innovative approach and eloquent prose, quickly making Ms. Millett one of the most important voices in the struggle for equality. In this

A Conversation with Kevin Jennings (4/26)

Interview by WILLIAM SIMMONS and

CHRISTINE WOLFE, Commentary by

WILLIAM SIMMONS In a political environment marked by partisan infighting, progress can seem impossible. It takes policymakers, like Kevin Jennings, the former Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education and founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, to see past divides to the interests of the citizens he serves. In the Indy’s exclusive interview with Kevin Jennings, he shares what it takes to tackle some of our nation’s most challenging issues.

Quotes from Mr. Jennings: “Well, first of all, you have the power of the Harvard brand behind you. That’s a very useful tool. I think remembering where you came from is really important to reach back to communities, as the place you’re going to be impacts the community you came from.

And if people in that community see someone coming back and saying —particularly an LGBT person — ‘I’m from here; I had these struggles, I’d like to know how

you’re making it better for people today,’ I think that’s very, very powerful.”

“Well, I think what you need to do first of all is meet people where they are. What I mean by that is start with the point of agreement rather than the point of disagreement. I think that’s really critical.”

“Well, it’s tough, I’m not going to lie. It’s a very polarized area — I’m going to be forty- nine next week and I’ve never entered into something this polarized in my life. But I think it’s absolutely critical that you look at these people and realize you’re not going to agree with them on everything. I think what you have to decide sometimes is: we’re going to work together in places where we agree and we’re going to let it go in places where we disagree.”

“I think that the arts do have a unique role to play as both as something for people to actually do to express themselves and also for the people in the audience who can maybe connect on a human level that they would not have been able to connect on with drier material.”

Each of us has a part to play in engendering a spirit of community, and our status as Harvard students gives us a unique opportunity to use the resources available to us to advance youth development. At the same time, we must be cognizant of our roots and mobilize the Harvard experience to enable us to empower the communities that are so integral to our identities. It is in the combination of love for our roots and the implementation of skills learned at Harvard that one finds the key to meaningful social reform.

The Indy interviews Jamie Keiles, co-organizer of Slutwalk Chicago.

Interview by YUQI HOU In January 2011, a Toronto Police Service representative suggested that “Women should avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimized.” In response to this victim-blaming mindset, Toronto organized the first SlutWalk to take back the word ‘slut’ and put the focus back on rapists, rather than the rape victims. Jamie Keiles, inspired by the protest in Toronto, co-organized SlutWalk Chicago to take place June 4th that same year.

“I never expected organizing to be such a political thing. That sounds stupid to say in hindsight, but when I started with SlutWalk, I thought that people who endorsed feminism would automatically be on board. Making SlutWalk a success involved a lot of concessions to various local organizations. People from all over the city raised a lot of valid critiques about language, about the entertainment we wanted to book, about our organizational team… really about everything. SlutWalk couldn’t have become the community event that it was if we hadn’t been willing to form coalitions and really listen to criticisms.”

– Jamie Keiles

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THE FINAL WORD

Reflections on the Indy

By RIVA RILEY

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I produced as a Harvard student was an article for The Independent. I joined The Independent during my first year at Harvard because they were nice to me during freshman week and let me write articles right away. From there I was haphazardly promoted from staff writer to section editor, and from section editor to executive editor. I have written about the politics of race, musk oxen, and feminism, among other topics.

I once wrote a Valentine’s Day article about strange animal mating rituals that got sent over my department’s email list, which remains a very proud moment in my undergraduate career.

The Independent has provided me with a number of opportunities and experiences, including the most awkward Secret Santa exchange I have ever been a part of (the staff didn’t seem to know one another very well my freshman year).

I was the youngest member of the staff for two out of the three years in which I was an active member of the magazine- I got used to saying stuff for the symbolic satisfaction of having said it, with the expectation that nothing would come of it. It was a useful skill for other aspects of my life, and I don’t regret having learned it.

Then, during my junior year, a new wave of younger students washed into our ranks and turned The Independent into something that actually seemed to have an impact on others. If I am a witness to the progress of this organization, then they are its saviors.

Even so, I have spent 6

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substantial time and energy on this publication. This includes my ardent and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to put an end to the PILF (Professor I’d Like to F___) section of the sex issue, staffing the speed dating event, and the weekly rhythm of writing my articles. I could write about whatever I wanted, and this allowed and required me to reflect on something each week. I thought that this would make me better at reflecting, especially now that I am about to graduate and reflection is all but mandatory. Isn’t that what seniors are supposed to be doing,

that often appeared in my Indy articles and which provided the structure for my undergraduate education. This is a weighty claim, but Corydoras makes the grade. They are the best kind of fish, simultaneously badass and benevolent.

They are armored, they have poisonous spines, and yet most of them are the gentlest fish in existence. I wrote my thesis about Corydoras, and I first met them in the sixth grade when I got my own aquarium for my birthday. I was beside myself with excitement when I caught my first Cory catfish in the

including graduation and alien invasions. I’m not sorry to have finished my thesis, though I am sorry to have to go on hiatus from my study of Corydoras, and I am sorry to leave this place. The Independent, in a final generous gesture, has allowed and required me to reflect on that.

Like many graduating seniors, I am taking time to consider myself next year, and plan to continue my education after that time. The Independent has certainly been an important part of my education, although it doesn’t appear on my transcript.

Aside from the writing exercise it gave me, it taught me about social dynamics and hierarchy, important lessons for a young graduate, and furthermore how collaboration can engender creativity.

I had always known that abstractly, but it became real while we brainstormed during section meetings and thought up great article ideas and fantastic theme issues, such as The Immigration Issue.

Sometimes, of course, collaboration can lead Courtesy of WikiCommons to some pretty terrible ideas, but it’s probably Peruvian Amazon this summer. important I know that as well.

Corydoras was the star of my I am writing this during strange animal mating rituals senior week, so all of my article (look up “Corydoras classes have finished and my aeneus reproduction” if you schoolwork is done, at least for want your mind blown). the time being.

This is the last I mention this because my freedom with The Independent piece of writing I will produce allowed me to keep coming back as a Harvard student, and I am to Corydoras, which is perhaps honored that it is an article for related to the inspiration I had The Independent.

reflecting and contemplating our time here as we enjoy our last week and a half? But what I tend to remember are disjointed moments. They’re like images, but more verbal; I often think in words, and that is how I tend to remember things.

Snippets of conversation from an advising meeting, a few moments of lunch in the dining hall with my friends and the same stories we have gathered and told and retold.

My stories are varied, but an undeniable theme is Corydoras, a genus of small social catfish

for my thesis, but my thesis is written and evaluated now, done. I spent so much time and effort on my thesis that this is a frightening thought, but a lot of things are more frightening,

Riva Riley ’12 (riva.riley@gmail) would like to mention Tembo, who was beloved.

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Graduating

A few notes.

By YUYING LUO “How do you feel now that you’re graduating?” I’ve been asked that question frequently since October of last year. I always give a variation of one of the following: excited. Nervous.

Sad. But honestly, one week before my actual commencement, I don’t feel anything that I imagined I should be feeling.

Despite having an entire year, it still hasn’t sunken in that I am graduating — not even when we found out our commencement or class day speaker. In my mind, I will say goodbye to my friends for the summer, have an amazing adventure for three months in China and back home, and see them again in September.

Part of this is because Harvard will always be here.

My experience is ending, but what makes Harvard such a wonderful place will continue even without my presence. It has not hit me yet that I have eaten my last meal at Dunster House as an undergraduate. It

has not hit me yet that I will no longer be able to visit all of my friends whenever I want to. It has not hit me yet that Harvard time will no longer exist as I enter the “real world”. Maybe I don’t feel a definitive sense of closure because this is not all ending — we’re all taking a piece of Harvard with us.

I learned about the tradition of the Red Book a couple of months ago. The Red Book is issued at five-year intervals by the alumni association to everyone who has ever graduated from the college, and keeps on arriving for as long as they live. This Facebook of sorts allows us to keep tabs on the important milestones of our classmates.

Harvard is great at many things, but to me, it is the people that are the greatest. The people here are exceptional, and I feel privileged to call some of them my friends. I have never failed to be amazed by my classmates.

I am excited to see what the class of 2012 can accomplish in

the future. Initiatives like the Fair Harvard Fund and Launch 2012 shows a conscientious spirit that will hopefully endure as we become alumni.

As I reflect on some of my fondest Harvard memories — conversations that last deep into the night, an intellectual discovery that genuinely excites — I realize how much I have grown since freshman year. This is not to say that all my memories of Harvard are positive. I have taken my share of classes that have failed to impressed me, and have cringe worthy UHS stories to tell. We can complain about there not being hot breakfast, or infrequent shuttles, but I can tell equally envy-inducing stories about how one of my blockmate’s general education class took them on a day-trip to Washington D.C. to view a collection at the Smithsonian their professor was curating.

Or about how Harvard has numerous fellowships (for graduating seniors) designed

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for purposeful travel. Through the good times and the bad, I have always known what a special place this is. And I will always remember it as such.

My top 12 things that I have enjoyed about Harvard: 1. Faculty dinners 2. (Some) classes 3. Housing Day 4. Brain Break 5. Free admission to the MFA and free tickets to the BSO 6. Harvard programs such as Rockefeller and PRISE 7. Wine Seminars 8. Mentoring from world-class professors 9. Hundreds of extracurricular activities 10. House tutors 11. Dunster House 12. Friends that will stay with me for a lifetime Yuying Luo ’12 (yuying.luo@gmail) is graduating, but not leaving.

By ARTHUR BARTOLOZZI

Harvard is incredibly fast paced and competitive, and as students frequently articulate, it is all too easy to lose perspective on the world beyond the gates. Even more poignantly, it is possible for students’ sense of self to become convoluted in the chaos. The following eight things helped me prevent Harvard from co-opting my relationship with myself and maintain balance. They’re not particular to Harvard, but work nicely here, and can possibly offer a framework for thinking about the next stage in life as well.

1. Embracing spontaneous, out-of-the-plan excursions (no matter how small they might seem) helps keep overbearing regimens from setting in. Embrace the unexpected and knock some things off of the senior bucket list a little bit each year.

2. Welcome the eccentricities of the “weird” people you meet. Understanding what motivates their differences will increase your ability to dialogue with others and with your own emotions.

3. Pursue one or two athletically oriented goals. People talk about running the Boston Marathon, but this is necessarily not the only thing that can have tangible value. Learning a new sport or training for IM crew can further your understanding of your physical being.

4. Practice allowing yourself to do things. Rather than a constant mental soundtrack of “I should,” listen to your body and your desires. Learn to trust your body’s commitment to homeostasis.

5. Take thirty seconds and really pay attention to one thing you do every day. Feel the way your toes move in your shoes as you walk. Try and describe a smell with colors. Eat a single bite of a food very slowly and let the taste grow in your mouth. These kids of things ground you in a moment and act as a brain-reset.

6. Avoid complaining, but try not to dismiss those who do outright. Understand that complaining plays an important role for many people in their effort to relate to the world and to each other. Infuse conversations with some positive sentiment even if you’re feeling down. Still, be honest and do not avoid feelings that are seated in your mind.

7. Meet the people who run the House (or wherever you’re living). Taking a bit of time to say hello to security guards, administrators and the like not only gives them a boost, but also helps you feel more invested and integrated with your living environment.

8. Do not condemn balance as being an excuse for not doing more. Making choices in the pursuit of balance is always a valid pursuit. It proves to be exponentially more rewarding in the long run. Find your zone and let balance flow through work, love, and play.

Arthur Bartolozzi ’12 (bartolozzi@post.harvard.edu) is balanced.

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Potter Legacy (9/15) By SAYANTAN DEB and ANGELA SONG What happens when two diehard Harry Potter fans ” SD: Truly, Harry Potter lives on through its fans. We are the “Harry Potter generation” commiserate over their collective loss of a favorite fictional and it is our responsibility to preserve its legacy. character? The eighth Harry Potter movie, released the summer AS: I’ve already given my brother the key to this amazing world. He may be just five but he before the Class of 2012’s senior year, marked the end of an era already knows the sacred place on my bookshelf where my collection is kept. for millions across the globe, including two of our authors. Here, SD: While we could keep lamenting the end of what truly has defined our childhoods, we they reminisce, console one another, and ultimately look into should take solace in the fact that our shared joy can be passed on. what the future holds for the world JK Rowling created, and AS: From time to time, we can always curl up and return to Hogwarts and cherish those the one fans are expanding everyday. unforgettable moments with our eternally beloved characters.”

Art and Activism (9/29)

By MARINA MOLARSKY-BECK

Photo by Jeff Sheng

Jeff’s Sheng’s work debuted at the Carpenter Center, nine days after DADT was repealed. Relevantly titled “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” the series portrayed BGLTQ soldiers fighting in the army – highlighting their isolation, their forced facades, and the often claustrophobic environ under which they fought for the country. For Sheng ’02, a Harvard alumnus and VES concentrator, the exhibition was like coming full circle. For the rest of the world, his series was reflected the dark reality of the continuous fight for equality in America.

“A man crouches on a pristine carpet in a dark military jumpsuit, arms raised and fingers coiled to support an imaginary rifle. The man’s face is entirely hidden behind one outstretched arm. Our only clues to this man’s identity are his uniform — emblazoned with the United States flag — and blue garrison cap. The picture caption reads “Anthony, Pensacola, Florida, 2010,” but that is neither the man’s true name nor his actual location. When Jeff Sheng ’02 shot this photograph, it was absolutely essential that this soldier’s identity remain concealed. Sheng photographed “Anthony” for his photo series, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which documented BGLTQ members of the armed forces who, until last week’s official repeal of DADT, were forced to keep their sexual orientations secret.”

Food for Thought: Red Velvet at the 375th (10/13)

The rain might have been a damper (pun intended) in Harvard’s plans to celebrate its 375th Anniversary in style. However, the weeks leading up to the fateful night saw a rush of speculation about the decorations being put up in the yard, controversy regarding flaunting one’s wealth in the face of a recession, and anticipation for performances. Perhaps the most talked about aspect of the night, however, was the cake. And rightly so.

By CELIA ZHANG

“What I (and a considerable portion of the student population) am most excited about, however, is Harvard’s two thousand-pound cake…composed of 60 sheet cakes, 278 pounds of butter, 1000 eggs, 1100 cups of cake flour, 16 gallons of buttermilk, 125 cups of cocoa powder, 25 cups of salt, 24 cups of vanilla extract, and 16 gallons of crème fraise. That is going to be one big cake — red velvet, of course, to represent Harvard’s colors.”

Harvard Pianists Get Master Class from Lang Lang (11/3)

By YUYING LUO Lang Lang, before his performance at Symphony Hall, gave a master class to three of Harvard’s talented musicians. Sanders Theatre was filled to capacity, as these pianists got the chance of a lifetime – to play for and receive criticism from a world-renowned classical musician. In what can be described as a meeting of the minds, this master class reminded us what going to Harvard is all about!

Lang Lang offered comments to each on approach to the piece, tone, phrasing, and overall shape. Wearing an iridescent blue suit, he managed to engage both his students and the large audience with a surprising sense of humor. Lang Lang, who originally hails from Shenyang, China, and now resides in New York, has his share of critics, but his devotion to music and musical pedagogy are indisputable. “What I took away from the master class was Lang Lang’s approach toward music. Although his performance style is controversial, his approach toward music is not,” George Fu ’13 commented…The passion for music that the three

Red Tails (2/2)

By WHITNEY LEE

Red Tails, directed by George Lucas, was based on the Tuskegee Airmen, whose ranks Indy President Whitney Lee’s grandfather was a proud member of. Lucas excelled technically. However, as much as Lee wanted to like the movie, she felt its soul was missing, as was any semblance of reality.

Born to Be Brave (3/1)

By TRAVIS HALLET

Lady Gaga chose Harvard to be the location for the launch of her Born This Way Foundation, founded in partnership with the Harvard School of Education and dedicated to fight intolerance by the empowerment of youth through education and leadership opportunities.

The panel present at the February 29th launch event included such icons as Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra and David Burtka. Because of the nebulous modus operandi of the organization, the event was a moderate tactical success, but in the face of recent tragedies, it was a great success symbolically.

The Born This Way Foundation’s mission is divided into three simple pillars. First, safety: “creating a safe place to celebrate individuality.”

Then, skills: “teaching advocacy, promoting civic engagement, and encouraging self-expression.” And finally, opportunity: “providing ways to implement solutions and impact local communities.” The BTWF

pianists and Lang Lang share is evident. But for these students, balancing that passion, academics, and extracurricular activities is a delicate act. “The most difficult thing is that by being at Harvard, despite the music courses and activities it offers, is that it is generally a very academically driven environment,” (Allen) Yueh ‘13 explained. “It can be hard to keep fighting to continue to evolve one’s musicianship and to continue to see that music is such a treasure when surrounded by assignments and exams, but at the end of the day, being able to share my art is something truly special and brings me great joy.”

“Though it took George Lucas twenty years to get Red Tails approved it was hardly worth the ninety minutes that it took to watch the film.

Speaking as the granddaughter of a Tuskegee Airman, and having heard of the experiences of the Tuskegee Airmen firsthand, I, understandably, had high expectations for this film, hoping in earnest that it would improve upon the foundation laid by the previous film made by Robert Markowitz in 1995. I was sorely disappointed.”

hopes that these three pillars will help create “A braver, kinder world.” Yet, Gaga stressed, the entirety of the Foundation’s mission is not simply based on fighting bullying, but on empowering youth through education and other opportunities designed to help them rise above the easy pitfalls of ignorance and intolerance… Perhaps the most powerful example of Lady Gaga’s personal motivation for her anti-bullying and pro-tolerance work was in her response last September to the suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer, whose sister Alyssa was a member of yesterday’s panel.

Jamey was an openly gay advocate for the LGBTQ community on YouTube and in his community. He also adored Lady Gaga. She became emotionally involved in his death after his last tweet, “@ladygaga bye mother monster, thank you for all you have done, paws up forever.” …Lady Gaga has taken on a huge project; intolerance is so pervasive, so poisoning in our society that the Born This Way Foundation is still, even in its launch, trying to wrap its head around how it is going to fight it. As the anti-intolerance message is coming from Lady Gaga’s pulpit, however, the people are finally listening.”

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Not Such a Fest (4/19)

By CURTIS LAHAIE

YardFest 2012 is an event best forgotten. From the lackluster performers, to the underwhelming attendance, this year’s YardFest paled in comparison to last year’s. However, the weather was beautiful, the food, better than average, and the opportunity to have some fun between midterms and finals – priceless!

Art comes in every form – books, music, movies, theater, and in this case, dreaming. If that just caused an involuntary eyebrow raise, don’t worry, we don’t judge. The truth is that everyday Harvard students explore their creative sides in just about every aspect of their lives. Why should sleep not be one of them? In this rather unique (and enlightening) interview, we got a closer look at what dream art is all about, and in the process, realized Inception was not all that fantastic after all.

“That the headliner of this year’s YardFest is known primarily as a featured artist, famous for few of its own songs, took a toll on the mood of the crowd. Unfortunately, the beach balls, tire swings, and popsicles could only keep students entertained for so long. Everyone stood in Tercentenary Theater expecting a strong musical performance, hoping for something that would make the day even better. Unfortunately, that’s not what the audience received.”

Lucid Dreaming (3/22) Interview by CURTIS LAHAIE

“Once you’ve broken through the veil, this world is yours to do literally anything you can think of. Fly. Battle Voldemort. Punch your expos preceptor. Anything. “I use my dreams to inspire my compositions,” Grayson says. You spend a third of your life asleep. What a waste! You might as well have fun doing it.” – Malcolm Grayson ‘15

THE COMEDY ISSUE (4/12)

Harvard has always had a great tradition of comedy. This year, we honored that very tradition, taking a closer look at the various groups on campus exploring the realm of comedy in their unique ways. Be it TV, magazine, sketch comedy, improv, or clowning, we covered it all. At the center of that issue were three interviews, two of which were with On Thin Ice and another student favorite, the Immediate Gratification Players.

Immediate Gratification Players Thin Ice Interview by MEGHAN BROOKS On Interview

by YUQI HOU “[Indy]: Why do you think IGP is the funniest improv troupe on campus “First, people have to try. After you hear that first laugh, you’ll be fine.

[IGP]:

with the funniest people on campus?

I thought about this one. I don’t know if we can say that we are the funniest people on campus because Harvard comedy is just so awesome and strong in general. I think I’d be more confident saying we’re the smartest, or best looking, or most well adjusted people on campus, but it’s honestly pretty hard to say we’re the funniest.” – Katherine Damm ‘13

Stretching Seconds with Stretching Bodies (4/26)

By SARAH ROSENTHAL

David Michalek’s video installation on the steps of Widener couldn’t have been better timed. Installed right before ARTSFirst weekend, the installation proved to be a wonderful backdrop for the rest of the yard abuzz with art in any and all of its forms. The installation captures five-second dance pieces of various styles, and dancers at a high speed, which is then played back, stretching the piece to almost ten minutes. The intricacy of the movements takes the spotlight, and music is absent. In our very hectic worlds, this installation, and its languid pace, is indeed a refreshing change.

You just need to find your strength in comedy… Sometimes we just sit around and tell jokes. Everybody should do this with their friends… I enjoy making people laugh. It’s great when people take a departure from the real world by using the humor of my misfortunes to transform their world. There is a very strong community in OTI. We all have strong relationships with each other. It is my creative outlet.” – Brianne Holland-Stergar ‘13

“The installation of Slow Dancing over the steps of Widener marks what I hope will be a new time of Harvard’s embracing of public art and moments of slowness. In the middle of my scrambling to finish papers and catch up on work, I relish the opportunity to pause and view a work of art that gives so much value to the wealth of action that can take place within a split second of time. Were Harvard to add more opportunities for personal reflection through art, perhaps we students could better clear our minds and savor the quick seconds that make up our college experiences. In fact, if the college offered more public art installations, whether professional or made by students, art itself could have more of a role in those seconds, enriching our lives in an entirely new way.”

Tackling Feminism, Education, and the Arts (4/5) Interview by WILLIAM SIMMONS The incomparable Judy Chicago is as kindhearted as she is prolific. Our exclusive interview with the famed feminist artist was both inspirational and informative; Ms. Chicago offers a wonderfully inspirational message for aspiring artists and activists alike.

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“Institutions have not changed sufficiently in that education is still male centered, and in major art museums, the statistics are disheartening: only 3%-5% of permanent collections in major museums around the world are made up of women artists and, for example, at the Tate Modern in London between 2000-2005, only 2% of their major exhibitions were women artists. Art history is shaped by permanent collections, major exhibitions and solo publications.

In 1970, only 1.7% of solo art publications were devoted to women; today, over 40 years later, it is only 2.5%, so we are a long way from gender equity.”

“I am often asked how I survived the often vitriolic criticism of my work; my answer is always the same. I learned my history as a woman. I studied the work of my predecessors and came to understand the obstacles they had to overcome in order to achieve their goals. Knowing, for example, that when Elizabeth Blackwell was in medical school (the first woman doctor), no one spoke to her for two years and women spat on her in the streets (women can often be the most unkind). I was able to say to myself: “’If she could do it, so can I.’” “As the women’s historian Gerda Lerner stated: ‘Women are trapped in a tragic repetition in which they have to repeat and repeat struggles that have been won, only to be lost, and then they have to struggle all over again.’ It is this repetition that The Dinner Party recounts and is aimed at overcoming.”

Ms. Chicago’s work perpetually reminds us of the power of art within a silencing framework; we all have our own history, a unique story that is both individually relevant and constantly in motion, searching in the haze for a kindred soul. College students must take note of Ms. Chicago’s legacy, as well as her continued contribution to social justice through the arts. In the continued effort to combat society’s injustices, it is the example of pioneers like Ms. Chicago that can propel renewed commitment to shared ideals and principles.

Judy Chicago at Shidoni Foundry, Santa Fe, NM, 1987 Photograph © Donald Woodman

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Is Crew Overrated? (10/20)

Point by WEIKE WANG, Counterpoint by MEGHAN BROOKS Just before the Head of the Charles, as we at the Indy were preparing our features for the race, we sat around production and wondered to ourselves, is crew overrated? The opinions printed a week later made the rounds around Weld Boathouse, and while Weike’s Point was relatively eviscerated, we’re happy to say that the rowers appreciated the Counterpoint.

Point: “Crew is just one of many athletic endeavors, and its overemphasis at Harvard only fuels our image as the too-into-itself Ivy Leaguer that makes up for its lack of mascot with lots and lots of crew. I have no issue with crew being a sport at Harvard. I just take issue with the fact that the sport to do at Harvard is crew. The life of a rower is often glorified as picturesque and noble—rowing through sunsets and sunrises type of rubbish. Rowers frequently do two-adays, rain or shine, and at practice, a small man with a mega phone berates them as they row through sewage water.

They say “no guts, no glory,” but there’s nothing glorious about plowing though literal excrement.”

Counterpoint: “In Crew, when every muscle of a rower’s body is burning, sweat is obscuring his or her vision, breathing is labored, and there are still three hundred meters left to go, quitting is never an option. On the contrary, spurred on by the knowledge that one false stroke can lose a race, rowers draw on their obligations to their teammates and their personal determination to keep going. No other sport allows separate personal determinations to conjoin so beautifully nor captures the drama of pain and perseverance more viscerally.

In short, crew is not overrated. It is rather a pinnacle of athleticism, camaraderie, and pure sport. It is, however, still crazy.”

To Lin-finity and Beyond (10/13)

By MICHAEL ALTMAN Amidst the excitement surrounding Harvard Men’s Basketball’s ascent to the NCAA Championships, another Harvard basketball star emerged in the NBA, winning the hearts of the campus and nation. Now, Jeremy Lin’s star has faded, but his status as the most exciting player to emerge out of Harvard basketball (excepting, perhaps, Arne Duncan) remains. An underdog in everything but academics, in our minds he’ll always be #linning.

“Lin-sanity has also taken Harvard by storm. At a school where few graduates become big names in sports, it is no surprise that Lin’s performance and basketball in general are growing in popularity. The recent success of the Harvard basketball team has also contributed to this, having made it into 10

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the Top-25. Between Lin’s rapid rise and the success of Harvard’s basketball and football teams, it has been a very good year for Harvard athletics. If Lin continues to play well, it will mean more than just success for the Knicks.

Harvard’s claim to a potential superstar could offer an oft-mocked athletics program legitimacy. Because Lin shows no signs of faltering, he is likely to make the transition from breakout player to a major force in professional basketball.”

Men’s Basketball to Play in NCAA Tournament (3/8)

By MICHAEL ALTMAN “The Harvard men’s basketball team made history this week by earning a spot in the NCAA tournament, the first time it has done so since 1946. Having played incredibly well this season and clinching a second consecutive Ivy League title, the team earned the league’s automatic bid to the tournament. Despite the team’s spectacular performance, it was this past Tuesday’s game between Princeton and Penn — who threatened to force a playoff game — that sealed the deal… The 2011-12 athletic season has been spectacular for Crimson sports. With football’s title win and basketball’s upcoming journey to the NCAA tournament, Harvard has much to celebrate. With twenty-six wins, Crimson basketball has set a program record. If Harvard basketball can win at least one round of the upcoming tournament, it will prove the season was not a fluke and that the Crimson is a force to be reckoned with. “

Eloquent Fists (3/22, 4/5)

By FAITH ZHANG In this two-part series, the Indy explored the world of hockey fighting through the lens of the movie “Goon” and the NHL. Exploring “enforcer” personas, hockey machismo, grudges, concussions, and career-ending injuries, the articles looked at the emergence of the “enforcer”, or tactical fighter, in professional hockey and the position’s implications for the sport as a whole.

“Outsiders to hockey like to say that fighting in hockey is barbaric. That position fails to take into account certain subtleties and nuances, but it’s also not entirely wrong. It is barbaric. That’s half the appeal…The thing is that hockey fights, for all their apparent barbarism, operate under a very strict set of rules — even now when people like to bemoan the death of the Code. A player is not supposed to fight in response to a clean hit, for instance, even one that causes injury — which is not to say that such fights don’t happen, probably because in the heat of the moment it’s often hard to tell whether a hit is clean or not… The fighting itself is limited to punching and a sort of hilariously slippery wrestling, because the weapons at hand — sticks

and skate blades — are capable of too much damage… These rules keep hockey from descending into a brawl on ice, but they also neuter it as a strategic instrument. There are two primary reasons given for fights: one, protection or retribution; two, to “change the momentum” of the game, to inspire one’s team to greater efforts when things are going the wrong way. The second is the easier one to debunk: statistical analysis shows no significant overall increase in shot attempts following a fight. Maybe it works sometimes.

Overall, it doesn’t — and who’s to say that a fight won’t rile up the opponent more than one’s own team?”

Jock Strappin’ (3/29)

By MICHAEL ALTMAN Considering the number of sex scandals the plague American public life, it is no surprise that professional sports has its fair share of cheating, misconduct, and unsportsmanlike behavior both on and off the field. This year’s sex issue, we juxtaposed the recent king of such debauchery, Tiger Woods, with the ever-chaste Tim Tebow, finding that sex is a complicated matter for professional athletes whether they slide home regularly or play their own goalie every night.

“Neither Tiger Woods nor Tim Tebow can escape criticism for how sex relates to their celebrity status. Woods could be characterized as acting as the alpha male, the sports star on top of the world who can get any woman he wants.

However, because of his marital status and quasi-heroic image, the public lost confidence and trust in him. In addition, Tiger’s game suffered and his rankings sharply declined. On the other hand, Tim Tebow’s religious, clean persona has been met with mockery. While a cynic could claim that the public is simply fickle and likes a good controversy (which is true), it also possible that both Tebow and Woods are simply polarizing figures when it comes to sex. Woods’ escapades were scandalous by any standard and Tebow’s public displays of conservative religious devotion have become a bit cartoonish. Though Tiger’s actions fit the jock stereotype, his game has suffered. Though Tebow plays the good guy, he is ridiculed. Sex and sports don’t have the relationship close that we’ve been programmed to accept.

Playing into any stereotype seems to backfire, proving that sex can be just as complicated for athletes as it is for everyone else.”

Stroke: Rowing House crew at Harvard (4/26)

By MEGHAN BROOKS Since 1932, Harvard’s Houses have launched their boats into the murky waters of the Charles, pinning hopes on seasoned rowers and novices alike to

come back with an end-of-the-season win and a greater chance at Straus Cup glory. This year, the thirty-three boats representing the thirteen Houses (Dudley included) will compete for the first time this morning, racing for a place in the finals. Over the next few days, each boat will race two or three times, depending on its success, and then, after two solid months of six, seven, and/or eight a.m. practices in weather conditions ranging from sixty and sunny to winter on the Volga, it will be over. To the uninitiated, the payoff doesn’t seem worth the effort. However, for those brave enough to pick up an oar in the first place, that final race is but a small part of IM crew’s appeal.

“Are intense, early-morning practices necessary?”, Brianna Beswick ’13, Dunster House’s IM crew captain, repeated this Sunday evening in her dining hall. “I think they totally are.“ She said of her women’s A boat, “I’ve even had people ask me to schedule more practices because (a) they think it’s fun and (b) they think we need more practice.” Although powered by a determined enthusiasm, Dunster House crew, like most House crews in recent years, does lack experienced membership, which, Beswick concedes, makes its boats less competitive. In the early days of the program, when Harvard’s population was comprised of men reared in private schools where rowing was as much a part of the education as Latin, Houses used their own funds to launch boats whose quality rivaled that of our varsity teams now. Eliot, which retains its reputation as an IM crew powerhouse, even sent boats to race on the Thames at Henley and in other famous English regattas until the mid-sixties. Today, however, House crew has been centralized under Harvard Athletics’ general IM program, and the composition of the boats has changed as well, along with the program’s mission.

Says Boyne of his hopes for amateur rowers, “I just want them to appreciate the sport and have a fun and safe experience.” Although he enjoys hearing from former rowers who maintain that taking up IM crew was their most rewarding experience at Harvard, he stresses that crew is a much bigger responsibility than other IM programs, and that unlike sports such as ultimate Frisbee, its risks require significant preparation, training, and dedication…

[Rowing] is really kind of a unique sport, and the archetypical team sport,” he said. “I’d like to think that people learn some great lessons from rowing. You’re out on the water. You’re enjoying the natural beauty of the Charles. It’s a unique party of the Harvard campus that a lot of people never experience.” He added, “It’s a very Harvard experience.””

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