As members of the Harvard community, we all have the opportunity to urge Harvard faculty and administrators to regard charges of animal cruelty with the utmost seriousness and to recognize our institution as a leading university that should set an example for many other institutions.

In order to provide the services that push the boundaries of knowledge forward, the libraries may have to shed some workers.

However glad many on campus might have been to see the dome go, we should make sure that students and faculty are allowed to continue the activities that are within their rights. Harvard should not impinge upon the right to dissent and to critique, both of which are, after all, important aspects of the free speech that our community holds dear.

There was certainly no dearth of political advertisement prior to the recent advent of super PACs. Quite to the contrary, the detrimental effect of money in politics motivated legislators to enact campaign finance reform at various points throughout the past sixty years.

As one of the largest investors in HEI Hotels and Resorts, Harvard has come under criticism for its connection to a company facing accusations of labor rights violations and operates four hotels under boycott. We are pleased that Harvard has finally agreed to launch an investigation into the ethics of its investment in HEI.

It’s always been a little bizarre that on the last night of reading period, people with the most limited of Facebook profiles and most careful of ambitions run around naked in front of all their friends and their cameras.

To be sure, there are ways that Harvard can continue and expand its commitment to greater social equality without trips to Washington. As an institution, Harvard should promote greater social responsibility by encouraging an ethic of public service among its students and provide those students with more opportunities and information about careers in that field.

Swamy has shown himself to be unfit to be a member of the Harvard community, and we are thrilled that he will not be teaching this summer.

No matter where we travel in Boston, we find hugely diverse and multicultural communities. As hungry college students, we believe that one of the best ways to experience Boston’s vibrant immigrant cultures comes through food.

Celebrities should not make up the bulk of award recipients.