The Harvard Independent

The Harvard Independent

"The Harvard Independent" is a weekly newspaper produced by undergraduate students at Harvard University. It is currently the only hard-news alternative to The Harvard Crimson, although it currently functions in a more open magazine format than the daily Crimson.

Origin and History

The "Independent" was founded in 1969 by students and alumni who felt the campus needed an alternative to "The Harvard Crimson". The Crimson at the time reflected the left-wing turn of student organizations throughout the nation in the 1960s, and the founders of the Independent felt politically alienated from Crimson editors.

As the decades passed, the weekly newspaper, released every Thursday and distributed both on the Internet and to Harvard College student dormitories, the format morphed to that of an alternative weekly rather than a standard newspaper, with illustrated covers and four main sections: News, Sports, Arts, and the Forum (Op-Ed) section. It now competes more with the weekly Crimson magazine Fifteen Minutes than the daily paper, as this is also released every Thursday.

Notable Alumni

*political blogger Matthew Yglesias
*Wall Street Journal correspondent Peter Lattman

External links

* [http://www.harvardindependent.com "The Harvard Independent" Homepage]
* [http://harvardindy.wordpress.com "Harvard Independent Blog"] ]
* [http://indyclassic.wordpress.com "Harvard Independent Alumni Blog"] ]


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