Columns
House of Cards
As a country, our collective credit-card debt now tops $960 billion. To shame that these costs fall on the shoulders of those who are least well positioned to shoulder them.
Too Big to Fail is Too Big
Instead of being too big to fail, America’s banks ought to be small enough to succeed.
THE CHEN COMMANDMENTS: The Game Brings Out Football Fans
Ever since I was a little kid, I would drag myself out of bed at 7:30 on Saturday mornings to ...
No Need to Ask or Tell
Coming out has become a highly ritualized process, an often-traumatic coming-of-age requirement for all those who deviate from arbitrary societal norms for sexual behavior.
Men’s Soccer Season Awards
I hate to say I told you so, but I will anyway. Earlier this year (September 17 to be exact), I predicted a slew of accolades for the Harvard men’s soccer team.
Leverett Athletes Run the Gamut
Some mornings, people come running out (sometimes already sweaty), and other mornings, hoards of varsity athletes in their sweatsuits head to the dining hall, either from a hellish practice or a long run. Funny thing is, most of them live in Leverett.
How to Lose Friends and Irk People
It is unnerving to think that each time you meet someone, he is placing your name in a mental Rolodex.
You Give Fraud a Bad Name
When the government takes a right away, or makes it harder to exercise, that’s a much more serious offense than an individual’s abuse of her prerogative.
Defense Sparks Penn Victory
At least for the first half of Saturday’s contest between Crimson football and Penn, it was the No. 1 offense that broke down.
Who Sank The Courtship?
Maybe, before leaping into bed, everyone should sit down and fill out comprehensive forms that cover our opinions on politics, philosophy, free-range chicken, and that one episode of Sex and the City where Samantha confronts those transvestites.
Crimson, Quakers Game to Watch
When Harvard and Penn kickoff tomorrow’s Ivy League football championship game, all eyes will be on one side of the field.
How To Become A Crimson Superfan
While there are a handful of school-spirit aficionados sprinkled throughout Harvard’s hallowed halls, the superfan is an elite individual that takes sports-watching to a new level.
Must Have a Code
Possible legislative spoilers, such as Sen. Lieberman, would bear some responsibility for the 45,000 deaths associated with a lack of health insurance that would continue each year after.
CRUZ CONTROL: NCAA Needs to Revise Basics
<p>This is the second part in a series of columns analyzing the current climate of college soccer—its role in the development of the sport in America, its drawbacks and limitations, and the future of the game amidst a growing trend towards youth professional development. </p> <p> </p> <p>Part 2: Where has college soccer gone wrong, and how do we fix it?</p>
A Mighty Wind
Harvard’s plan has the potential to transform the way energy is produced in the entire region by helping pave the way for similar institutions to partner with regional farms as well.
Crimson Must Put Best Foot Forward
This is the approach that Harvard football needs to employ against Columbia tomorrow. Once an Ivy League sleeper pick, the Lions have regressed after early success and are now fighting to stay out of the Ancient Eight basement. But it would be a mistake for the Crimson to take its trip to New York lightly. With its game against Penn, the Crimson’s dangerous companion atop the Ivy standings, looming in Week 9, Harvard needs to keep the momentum going and trounce Columbia the same way it plowed through Princeton and Dartmouth in its last two contests. The Crimson can beat the Lions without putting forth its best effort tomorrow, but the Quakers won’t be as forgiving.
An Unnecessary Stipend
By ending the payment of Fellows, University Hall would refocus the PAF program on its core commitment: building intergenerational community at the College.
It Ain’t Always Sunny in Boston: Films Lie About City
Everyday, regardless of Boston’s variable weather, thousands of graying tourists stumble through the gates of Harvard, flattening students, taking pictures ...
Yes We Have?
Speaking to friends back in Ashtabula over the last couple of days I tried to get a sense of attitudes toward Obama and the state of the union.
Pandering at the Pump
While opposition to higher gas taxes may make politicians winners on Election Day, Americans lose in the long term.
Let There Be Light
What a shame to be deemed “educated,” having acquired eight semesters’ worth of facts and figures but not challenged or changed the principles based upon them.
ECAC Teams Show Talent
It used to be that a date with Cornell was a near-guaranteed win for the Harvard women’s hockey team. The Crimson had the Big Red’s number of late, winning 10 straight contests over the last three seasons—including sweeping Cornell out of the last two conference playoffs. And when Harvard traveled to Ithaca last weekend, the cards seemed to be stacked in its favor. The Crimson was picked to finish second in the ECAC this year; the Big Red was expected to finish seventh. Plus Cornell’s biggest threat, forward Rebecca Johnston, is away from the team this season to train with the Canadian Olympic squad. But this time, history didn’t repeat itself.
The R-Word
On Halloween, if you donned a headdress and dubbed yourself Squanto, you may have committed racism.