Word: friend
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...Internet pop culture. (I'm pretty sure that half my workday is spent exchanging YouTube videos with co-workers, but don't tell anyone.) There was the Star Wars Kid (2002); Homestar Runner (which I saw in 2003-04); and Tom Cruise's Scientology video (2008). When a friend refused to stop singing "Peanut Butter Jelly Time," I didn't speak to her for three days because whenever I did she would sing it, and the song would get stuck in my head. But that was in 2002, and I haven't seen the video since. That is, until...
...alone. Mental health problems continue to slip under the radar, because not all of us are comfortable speaking up about them. Too often, a student must reach a critical breaking point—for example, failing in a class —before others realize that their friend needs help. Help is available at Harvard, but it takes courage to ask for it. In our fast-paced, competitive culture, it is hard to admit when we’ve lost our balance. If Harvard wants to make strides towards better mental health, we’ll need to make...
PRINCETON, N.J.—Jadwin Gym has never been a friend to the Harvard Crimson—at least not in the last 20 years. It was all the way back in 1989 when Harvard last took a game at Princeton. After Friday night’s 58-55 loss, nothing has changed. Even though the Tigers, as a program, have fallen far from its past position of dominance in the Ivies, the team still gives the Crimson trouble every time the squad comes to town. Especially under Tommy Amaker. The coach likes to play fast—quick...
...encounter challenges to our sense of self esteem and peace of mind, and we must find ways to overcome these obstacles. Psychological research consistently tells us that one of the best ways to work through such difficulties is to share them—to talk it over with a friend or counselor or to simply ask for help when we feel overwhelmed...
...It’s hard being a junior captain, and I still have a lot to learn,” Weintraub admits. “But, I really try to bring the team as close together as possible and mostly do what captains do: try to lead, be a friend, and motivate...