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· Bryan Ke
White Rice ‘Almost the Same as Eating Pure Table Sugar,’ Says Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School warns that white rice can be harmful to one’s health as it could spike blood sugar levels. White or brown rice: The Harvard Medical School study compared white rice to white sugar, stating that a single serving of it has “almost the same effect as eating…
· Editorial Staff
Maryland Businessman Accused of Paying $1.5 MILLION in Bribes to Get His Sons Into Harvard
A Maryland businessman and an ex-Harvard fencing coach were arrested and charged with conspiring to secure the admission of the former’s two sons to the Ivy League university in exchange for bribes. Jie “Jack” Zhao, 61, allegedly paid Peter Brand, 67, more than $1.5 million over…
· Carl Samson
Harvard, MIT Sue U.S. for Seeking to Deport Foreign Students Enrolled Only in Online Classes
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new visa policy that will deport foreign students who are enrolled only in online classes for the upcoming fall semester. Harvard, which has 5,000…
· Ryan General
Harvard Grad Allegedly Loses Job After TikTok Rant Against ‘All Lives Matter’ Supporters
A Harvard graduate reportedly lost her job after saying she would “stab” anyone who told her “All Lives Matter” in a TikTok video. Harvard senior Claira Janover threatens to stab anyone who says “all lives matter.”
· Bryan Ke
Two Malaysian Students Beat Out 38,000 People to Get into Harvard
Two Malaysians were accepted into the undergraduate class of 2024 at the prestigious Harvard University after being chosen from an applicant pool of more than 38,000 people. Aqil Azmi from Shah Alam city and Zad Chin Qi Qi from Ipoh city, Malaysia have secured their spots at…
· Kelly Yang
Harvard Law School Came After Me for Speaking Up About My Sexual Assault
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Medium and reposted with permission. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely of the author. Recently, my alma mater Harvard Law School wrote to me asking for a donation for my 15th reunion, a class I’ll always share…
· Bryan Ke
Harvard PhD Students Create Map Displaying Anti-Asian Aggression in Boston, NYC
Two Harvard University Ph.D. students have created a crowdsourced map displaying anti-Asian aggression in Boston and New York amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The map, which was created by Boram Lee and Ja Young Choi using Google “My Maps,” shows more than 40 markers that represent…
· Bryan Ke
Student Rejected for Harvard’s Early Admission Makes Fire ‘Please Let Me In’ Rap Video
An Asian man created a rap video titled “Harvard Please Let Me In” after his admission to one of the most prestigious universities in the world was deferred. Ethan Kim filmed a rap music video where he pleads for Harvard University to let him attend the school. In the last part…
· Jin Hyun
Senior Trump Administration Official Caught Lying on Résumé, Going to Harvard, Being on Time Magazine
A senior Trump administration official has been caught embellishing her résumé, going as far as photoshopping her face onto a fake Time magazine cover and inventing a position on a United Nations panel. Mina Chang, 35, the deputy assistant secretary at the State Department’s…
· Ryan General
43% of White Harvard Students Got Accepted Because of Privilege Loopholes, Study Says
As it turns out, the multicultural images plastered in pamphlets, ads, and social media accounts from Harvard University are all but a facade as majority of its population is still, as it has always been, wealthy, white, and straight. Most of them hailing from the country’s…
· Carl Samson
Harvard Does Not Discriminate Against Asian Americans, Judge Rules
Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian Americans in its admissions process, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. In her 130-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs rejected the argument of the plaintiff, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a…
· Ryan General
Harvard Freshman Recreates Photo With School Officer 15 Years Later
An adorable photo of a toddler in the arms of a Harvard University police officer from 2004 has turned out to be prophetic 15 years later. Crystal Wang was 3 years old when her father, Jin, snapped a photo of her in the arms of a Harvard University police officer during a campus…
· Carl Samson
Homeless Teen Going to Harvard After Graduating as High School’s Valedictorian
A teenager who once became homeless graduated at the top of his class in Houston, Texas this weekend. Derrick Ngo, 18, had a troubled childhood, growing up without a father and finding his mother in and out of jail through the years.
· Carl Samson
Harvard Accepts a Record Number of Asian American Students This Year
In the midst of a legal battle accusing them of discriminating against Asian Americans, Harvard University admitted a record number of the pan-ethnic group for the Class of 2023. On Thursday, the university announced that the share of Asian Americans in its latest admissions…
· Ryan General
The ‘Harvard of China’ Ranked the Best School in the Asia-Pacific Region
Tsinghua University, a prestigious university in Beijing known as “the Harvard of China,” has finally reached the peak of a university rankings survey after years of inching its way to the top. Based on the report released by Times Higher Education (THE), Tsinghua University is…
· Jason Wong
DJ Elephante Talks Harvard, Pursuing EDM, and Asian Parents
For many Asian Americans, being a musician seems to be only a hobby that our parents forced us to do as a child. For 29-year-old Tim Wu, known by his stage name Elephante, it was always his dream career. We got the chance to chat with the rising star about his upbringing, how he…
· Bryan Ke
Family Sues Harvard for $20 Million After Son Commits Suicide
The family of Luke Z. Tang, a 18-year-old Harvard student who committed suicide, is now suing Harvard University and its employees for negligence and carelessness in failing to follow suicide prevention protocols. On September 11, just a day before the third year…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Schoolgirl Goes Viral for Saying She Does Not Need Harvard to Be Happy in Essay
An essay demonstrating the independent thinking of a fifth grader in eastern China has gone viral on social media. The student, surnamed Yu, wrote the essay for a competition that challenged contestants to explore what or where they were “hiding” in.
· Carl Samson
Harvard Admits That White College Applicants Had ‘Stronger’ Recommendations Than Asian Americans
Asian American applicants are supposedly failing to get into Harvard University partly because of weaker recommendations suggested by a school official. On the second day of trial of the high-profile lawsuit alleging that the university discriminates on the basis of race,…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Groups Get Into Heated Clash During Harvard Affirmative Action Protest
Two Chinese American organizations protesting against Harvard University’s affirmative action policies ahead of its trial reportedly ended up in a physical altercation when one group allegedly prohibited the other to bring materials that support Donald Trump. The event,…