Jessica C. Salley
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Taylor Swift Girls
When I first boarded the plane to Boston, I knew that I had left the Taylor Swift Girls behind in Covington forever. But in the three years since I defected from the suburbs, a dark reality has begun to creep its way out of the depths of my soul and make itself known.
Sexual Assault at Harvard
Harvard is currently conducting an ongoing review of its sexual assault policies across its various schools and has recently hired its first ever University-wide Title IX coordinator, who begins work this month. Still, some students feel that these efforts are not enough. They say that changes in the way administrators handle cases of sexual assault at the College level are progressing too slowly, and are not sufficiently responsive to student concerns.
The Nostalgics
The Nostalgics’ lively performances quickly made them a popular choice for House formals, and a Battle of the Bands win last year brought them to the stage at Yardfest.
Students on the Trail
To be at the center of a movement, to work in constant collaboration with a community of people who believe in one goal, with one election in mind—it is this larger purpose of the campaign that drives these students.
Inside the World of Cricket
“So…what exactly is going on right now?” I ask the man standing to my right, my Internet-encyclopedia knowledge of the sport having failed me. Cricket, I’ve realized, is a complicated game.
9 AM: How Do You Say "Lesson One" in Polish?
The real professor walks in on the hard sound of the “k.” The English postdoc calls out, “How do you say ‘breast milk’ in Polish?”
Reliability
In Turkey, the buses are like the fruits we have for dessert on the dig compound: some are big, some are small, some smell nice, others less so. Most of all, like the fresh fruit that stays hidden until dinner, there’s the element of surprise.
Depth of Field
As much as I believe in photographs—in the power of an image to get across some essential truth or indescribable beauty, or something like that—in Istanbul I realize that there are moments in life that cannot be replicated on film or in megapixels.
Old Bones
The past, it seems, is always present here. It’s in the reconstructed ruins of the Roman gymnasium and the re-laid mosaics of the synagogue, and it’s in those piles of rubble that won’t ever again see their marvelous heights.
Radcliffe Breaks the Curfew
During the 1961-’62 school year, debates over the purpose of curfews and other rules for the proper conduct of a Radcliffe student were symptomatic of the emerging revolution in the role of women on Harvard’s campus and beyond.
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Radcliffe Union of Students
In 2006, members of the Radcliffe Union of Students joined local pro-choice activists in a walk to the Massachusetts State House to rally against Congress' slash of funding for women's health initiatives.
On Year Later: Boston Marathon Bombings
Tuesday April 15 marks the one year anniversary of the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Hugs
Ginny C. Fahs ‘14 and Mark R. Jahnke ‘13 embrace at a reception held for the Harvard College Marathon Challenge participants in Quincy Junior Common Room on Monday evening. Both runners, who walked back to Harvard’s campus, had made it past the 26-mile mark when authorities closed the route due to detonation of two bombs at the finish line.
Upstairs on the Square
The upscale bar and restaurant Upstairs on the Square in Winthrop Square, which occupied its current location since 2002, recently closed.
In Annenberg
Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris addresses evacuated students in Annenberg Hall Monday morning after unconfirmed reports of explosives in four campus buildings.
Double Down
John A. Heilemann, New York Magazine journalist and author of Game Change and Double Down, speaks about covering the 2012 presidential campaign at the JFK Jr. Forum on Monday. Along with along with co-writer Mark Halperin, Heilemann answered questions from moderator Joe Klein and audience members about life on the trail and offered predictions for the 2016 elections.
New Felipe's
A street performer stands in front of the vacant Brattle St. building that will hold the relocated Felipe's Taqueria, set to open in February 2014. Felipe's will move from its long-time location in the Garage to the space formerly occupied by Bertucci's, the Harvard Square Italian eatery that closed in August.