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Tarina Quraishi

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Boston Calling

Far from considering themselves Bostonians, most Harvard students do not give much thought to the city.


Taking on BPA

BPA is thought to have disruptive effects on the endocrine system, causing reproductive abnormalities and elevating risks of prostate or breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.


The Gender-Neutral Games

The Hunger Games largely avoids the restrictive lens of gender. Within Collins’ literary world, Katniss is characterized neither as feminine nor as feminist; she is merely a complex, humanized character.


How To Grow STEM

Supporting post-secondary STEM education may very well prove more difficult, resource-intensive, and risky than dazzling third graders with a baking soda volcano, but the rewards of doing so will be equally explosive.


Opting for More Options

This semester, Ec 10 and CS 50 enrolled more students than any other course, reflecting the mass appeal and relevance of these subjects.


The Truth about the HPV Vaccine

An alarming proportion of the American public is misinformed about its health care choices, and consequently, bases important decisions on emotional factors derived from cultural tensions.


The Chai Party Movement

In the past year, two very different democracies have given birth to eerily similar movements.


Giving Back Meaningfully

This well-endowed university should carefully review the motives of proposed corporate investments in order to maintain the integrity of its Wall Street alliances.


The Tea Party Hangover

Tea Party supporters envision a nation where all white, U.S.-born men are endowed with certain inalienable rights to gas-guzzling trucks, guns, and health care debt.