Crimson staff writer

Carly R. Hillman

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Home Sweet Shelter

It’s tucked on the corner of Dunster and Winthrop Streets, bright and inviting. Plush couches surround a TV, and a re-run of Family Guy provides background noise for bantering guests. Round tables encourage dinnertime conversation, and computer carrels serve as pockets of privacy. The building is clean, spacious, and (most importantly) it welcomes them with open arms


Dear Harvard

Harvard’s history is fraught with piles of letters, many simply addressed to “Harvard University, Harvard, USA” with questions about math problems, requests for degrees, and even suggestions for world peace.


For the (Guinness World) Record

Harvard students are high achievers in all walks (or, more aptly, crawls) of life.


Stray Lessons

Next year, as I toil away in Lamont among a sea of Harvard’s stressed out overachievers, I hope I’ll remember that happiness can be rooted in simplicity; sometimes, a cold frappé and good dog are all you need.


Still Here

Olympia is that small. Mammoth tour buses flood the streets with eager tourists who snap their photos of Zeus’s temple before speeding off to their next location that same day. At first, I envied them as they uploaded their pictures to Facebook, crossed Olympia off their lists, and embarked on new travel adventures. However, I am starting to think that three weeks here will not be enough.


New Dangers Revealed For Lungs Of The Young

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health published a new study last month that suggests that young children are more susceptible than adults to particle deposition in their lungs through inhalation.


Bros with Prose

In light of poetry month FM writers ask Bros to eloquently read some poetry and prose. They recite the works of greater writers past, to provide viewers with entertainment that lasts.