Lilly Schar

Biology & English // Class of 2025

Opinion: Federal agencies and abortion post–Chevron

Post–Roe America is bleak. The dangers presented by abortion restrictions and inadequate sexual education are no longer possibilities but stark realities. Women bleeding in parking lots are forced to wait for death to come knocking before doctors in red states feel shielded enough from potential liability to treat them. At best, America’s reproductive landscape is […]

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Opinion: Free speech and democracy in a partisan society

Following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee penned a letter calling Israel “entirely responsible” for the attack. It was followed by swift and intense backlash. The student signers were “doxxed,” and Jewish alumni demanded a list of the students in order to avoid inadvertently hiring one of them.

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The Abominable … Mummy?

What do vampires, werewolves, and mummies all have in common? They are classic monsters, but only one of the three truly exists. Mummification has been used to preserve bodies for thousands of years. But mummies are more than old monsters, and science has shown that mummies offer a plethora of information to the academic community.

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The super cold: Why this year’s cold and flu season feels like being hit by a bus

On a college campus populated by a fully vaccinated and COVID-cautious student body, having a coughing fit in the middle of a lecture feels like a crime against humanity. Such a fit is often followed by whispers of “it’s not COVID, I promise! I was just tested!” and attempts to reassure surrounding students that they

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