EDITORIAL
THE HARVARD CRIMSON JANUARY 27, 2023
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Announcing The Crimson Editorial Board’s Spring 2023 Columnists ON OUR COLUMNISTS: The Editorial Board is pleased to announce its columnists for the upcoming fall semester. Columnists will publish on a bi-weekly basis, each focusing on a theme of their choice. We are also proud to continue our reported columns initiative, piloted in 2020, which incorporates both journalistic research and interviews, as well as editorial commentary.
ADAM V. ALEKSIC
THE HARVARD BELOW OUR FEET Adam V. Aleksic is a senior in Kirkland House studying Government and Linguistics. His column will explore hidden spaces underneath campus, urging us to stop and consider the unseen.
GUILLERMO S. HAVA
BETWEEN THE CRACKS Guillermo S. Hava is a Spanish junior in Winthrop House pursuing a joint concentration in Government and Philosophy, as well as a former Editorial Chair. His reported column will explore Harvard stories that fell “between the cracks” — articles that should’ve been written, but for some reason or another, never were. He will show that we can never invest enough in journalism, and certainly not at a uniquely powerful, influential university like ours.
ROMAN C. UGARTE AND K. OSKAR SCHULZ
UNDER-INDEXED From Austin, Texas, Roman C. Ugarte is a junior in Eliot House studying Applied Math in Economics. Originally from Germany, K. Oskar Schulz is on leave and currently building a technology startup in New York City. Their column will reveal under-appreciated yet powerful insights in decision-making, geopolitics, technology, and economics that will shape the world and our individual futures in the coming decades.
ALEXANDER JUNXIANG CHEN
CHARLOTTE A. NICKERSON
ELLIE H. ASHBY
ARTIFACTUAL
AIRSPACE
A LEAP INTO FAITH
Alexander Junxiang Chen is a junior in Quincy House pursuing a concentration in Neuroscience and Chemistry. Originally from the outskirts of the Silicon Valley, Alexander’s intellectual interests have long been a synthesis of the technical and creative. His column will examine Harvard’s unparalleled cultural heritage collections and the insights they can reveal about both the historic past and the world in which we live today.
Charlotte A. Nickerson is a junior in Dudley House studying History. From hamburgers at Keflavik Airport to groovy serif fonts advertising yogurt, Charlotte’s column will break down designs and take a deep dive into the origins, abstractions, and powers of aesthetic homogeneity — and how it might just be destroying human health and sanity.
Ellie H. Ashby is a junior in Adams House studying Social Studies. Her reported column will explore religious discourse at Harvard — how it is shaped, the questions it poses, and how we interact with it. It is an investigation into faith and religion and how beliefs influence opinions and actions.
JULIEN BERMAN
MANUEL A. YEPES
TOWARD A HIGHER HIGHER EDUCATION
THE POSTGRADUATE WAY OF LIFE
Julien Berman is a freshman from Washington, D.C., likely studying Economics. His column will analyze key challenges facing higher education in the United States, expose potential flaws in the education model, and provide suggestions for improvement. In his free time, Julien loves to play the violin and write fiction.
Manuel A. Yepes is a Crimson Editorial editor who grew up in Atlanta, Ga., now lives in Cabot House, and studies Social Studies. His column aims to reveal the cultures and ways of life of the students at Harvard’s various postgraduate schools.
SANDHYA KUMAR
SUHAAS M. BHAT
MIREYA SÁNCHEZ-MAES
RHYME AND REASON
Mireya Sánchez-Maes is a junior in Currier House. Born and raised in Las Cruces, N.M., Mireya is pursuing a joint concentration in English and Theater, Dance, and Media. Her column will explore the satirical nuances of navigating Harvard as a low-income Latina and will be written entirely using longform rhyme.
VANESSA B. HU
SCIENCE ‘N TRADITION
DEMYSTIFYING THERAPY
HOPES AND HYPOCRISIES
Sandhya Kumar is a freshman in Greenough Hall interested in studying Molecular and Cellular Biology. Originally from Tallahassee, Fla., she is intrigued by the ways science impacts daily life and decision-making. Her column will explore the science behind Harvard culture and traditions, and make suggestions for student actions.
Suhaas M. Bhat is a junior from Marshfield, Wis., concentrating in Physics and Social Studies. His column will explore psychotherapy: how it works, how we as a culture (mis)understand it, and how we can use it to make Harvard a healthier place.
Vanessa B. Hu is a junior in Currier House, studying Computer Science. Her column hopes to illuminate what’s under the pretty and progressive veneers of modern-day existence, from pop culture trends to student lives — teasing out the hopes and hypocrisies both in our bids for social wokeness.
