My So-Called Senior Year
By KRISTINA M. MOORE
The times I have been happiest at Harvard are not at historical junctures or award ceremonies, but when my friends and I appreciated what the school has to offer without worrying about what was required or expected.
The Plot Against Harvard
By ADAM GOLDENBERG
The issue is not that individual University leaders are prejudiced against the College, but rather that the system itself crushes undergraduates under a blubbering mass of bureaucratic goo.
The Senior List
By ADAM M. GUREN
What I had been missing all along—what makes Harvard so special—was not the hallowed grounds, the endless opportunities, the vaunted traditions, or any “must-do” activities. It was the people.
A Mediocre Piece of Journalism
By MARIANNE F. KALETZKY
It sounds astoundingly simple, but it’s taken me four years to realize that the attributes that form our core values at Harvard—perseverance, hard work, determination—are valuable only as means to an end, not as ends in themselves.
Risking It All
By BRIAN J. ROSENBERG
Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:08 AM
Harvard can be thought of as the mother of all hedge funds—composed of students who are perpetually hedging their bets.
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A Reasoned Idealism
By NICHOLAS J. MELVOIN
Four years at Harvard have convinced me that bright
young people haven’t lost hope, and that our idealism is slowly but
surely yielding results.
Alone Together
By KIMBERLY E. GITTLESON
This isn’t just some paean to my antisocial
tendencies, but rather a testament to something that I think one rarely
gets at Harvard: a second to breathe, alone, out of the spotlight of
the relentlessly demanding student body.
Learning to Fail
By REVA P. MINKOFF
In an institution that glorifies conventional
notions of success, I believe the most important thing I learned here
was how to fail.
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Taking the Leap
By M. AIDAN KELLY
Worrying about my stutter seems embarrassingly vain
when balanced against the task before me; leaping into cleanness and
beginning the next two years means sloughing off the weary distractions
that might keep me from serving my future students most effectively.
Breaking Out
By LIZ C. GOODWIN
I only hope that in the home I build for myself in
the next few years, I learn to be brave in situations I cannot control,
and that I endure the hives of life with grace and humor.
Aiming for the A-List
By SACHI A. EZURA
I wish everybody luck in the post-college real
world, whether you pursue fame or a quieter life. And if you ever need
inspiration, it just might be hanging on the outside of your cup.
The Intimidation Barrier
By MELISSA Q. MCCREERY
There is no substitute for students’ willingness to embrace the challenges and risks of exploring new fields.
Enter to Grow in Wisdom
By EMILY C. INGRAM
As we walk out of the gates this Thursday, I hope
that people will take the time to look up and around, at the messages
that President Eliot left, and at a campus we will hopefully return to
in years to come, with greater wisdom.
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