People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus
It was a difficult week at the Harvard University campus for some students.
  • Harvard students spoke to Insider about the controversies roiling the campus.
  • The disputes followed the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel and a letter signed by student groups.
  • One student said he was "frustrated and angry and sad" by the week's developments.

For all the privilege students at Harvard enjoy, it felt like a tough week.

Insider spoke with students on campus who said the climate there since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel — and the resulting fight over a letter signed by students blaming Israel — has made it a bruising few days.