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Harvard NewstalkHarvard Reacts to Trump’s ReturnHarvard students awoke to a somber campus following Donald Trump’s reelection to the presidency early Wednesday morning. “My heart dropped a little bit,” one student said.Some Harvard professors canceled classes. Others tweaked their lesson plans and asked students to care for their mental health. This week on Newstalk, Harvard reacts to Trump's return to the White House.
2024-11-1114 min
FIVE PLACES L.A.15: J. Yolande DanielsLearn more about J. Yolande Daniels' work at MIT, StudioSumo, and The Black City. Follow The Black City on instagram here. Show notes and Yolande’s Five Places:1. Biddy Mason Place (in today’s Downtown LA): more on Biddy Mason here.2. Brick Block (in today’s Downtown LA)3. Los Angeles Street (formerly Calle de Los Negros, near today’s Union Station)4. Azusa Street Mission (in today’s Little Tokyo)5. Bronzeville (in today’s Little Tokyo): How 'Little Tokyo' Of Los Angeles Changed Into 'Bronzeville' And Back Again (NPR); and Azusa Street to Bronzeville...
2024-04-2542 minHarvard NewstalkInside Harvard's Lackluster Social SceneMany Harvard students describe a social scene where besides a handful of bright spots — such as Housing Day and the Harvard-Yale game — traditional college revelry characterized by roaring parties, vibrant and frequent tailgates, and school spirit in abundance has been missing at Harvard.While administrators cite a hands-off approach to social life — and a lack of available funding for College-organized parties and concerts — some students said officially sanctioned social events did not meet the mark.This week on Newstalk, reporters Natalie K Bandura '26 and Azusa M. Lippit '26 join host Yael S. Goldstein to discuss.
2024-03-0708 minHarvard NewstalkCambridge Teachers Remain Without ContractThis week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Sally E. Edwards '26 and Azusa M. Lippit '26 join Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss the contract impasse between unionized Cambridge Public Schools educators and the school district. Also in this episode, Jasmine Palma '26 and Austin H. Wang '26 talk Harvard astrophysics and cosmology professor Abraham "Avi" Loeb's search for extraterrestial life.
2023-09-2524 min