Editorials
Maduro Madness
Regardless of whether or not professor Hausmann's economic advice is best for Venezuela, he ought to enjoy the full freedom to make such a claim without redress, especially while residing in the United States.
Good Thought Experiment, Bad Politics
We feel that independence would represent an impractical and economically imprudent step for Scotland.
Let Them Eat Where They Please
Ideally, each House should feel like a semi-autonomous community within Harvard.
A Good Day for Diversity…
Massachusetts primary voters should be proud of their tickets’ diversity, but not quite as proud of the campaigns their gubernatorial candidates have run to this point.
For a Price, Rename It
Late last week, Gerald L. Chan made Harvard history by donating a mammoth sum to what was formerly known as the Harvard School of Public Health. The $350 million sum marks the largest single donation in Harvard’s history.
Ad Board Decision Hinders Learning
Ultimately, the consequence of the Ad Board’s decision is a negative limit on students’ abilities to pursue the fields they most wish to study.
Class of 2018 Survey Results on Tobacco
Results from The Crimson's Freshman Survey of the Class of 2018
Allow Smoking in the Yard
This August, Harvard Yard became tobacco free. Cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and even e-cigarettes are banned—a step up from the existing smoking ban within 25 to 50 feet of any University building. Though well intentioned, the policy will have little additional health benefits while needlessly inconveniencing smokers.
A Compromise in Care
This tension between Harvard and its employees illustrates a fundamental flaw in the U.S. healthcare system’s reliance on employment-based insurance.
Making Dirt
The addition of a few bins might seem insignificant, but the new bins are the product of committed student advocacy over the course of last semester.
Benefits for Allston
Harvard should continue to demonstrate its commitment to the community of Allston by providing tangible, important benefits to the community.
How To Blend In
Harvard must strike a balance between taking advantage of cutting-edge technologies and preserving what already works well.
Waiting on Affirmative Consent
It is our hope that students respond to the University’s new stance by being ever more conscientious and ever more vigilant.
Let Uber Be Ubiquitous
While no car service should be allowed to operate totally unfettered, governments should promote rather than stifle technological innovation and its manifold benefits.
Doing Better
The College’s policies for disciplining sexual assault, although currently under revision, have not been updated since 1993, and remain inadequate.
The College Outside the Classroom
Just because a skill cannot be taught in a lab or lecture does not mean it is not worth learning.
Commence the Protests
Rather than naming a name and then sitting silent, universities should play a more active role in refereeing the campus discussion.
Accurate, Sophisticated, Helpful?
Harvard is attempting to remedy a much more complex issue by attacking a mere symptom of the problem.
Pondering Privilege
Sensitivity cannot be taught in a classroom—it comes from personal interactions and contemplation.
A Needed Change
It is commendable that Harvard will catch up to its peer institutions, though unfortunate that it took a major cheating scandal to catalyze that needed transformation.
Permissible, but Not Welcomed
We acknowledge that a student group can and should have the right to operate as it desires within the confines of the law and University rules. At the same time, a demonstration that deeply disrespects the core beliefs of other students is antithetical to any sense of community.
A Troubling Lack of Transparency
The right to freedom of the press was established to keep the people informed; and while the government reserves the ability to keep certain classified material from the public for our own safety, it is harmful to our very democracy when taken too far.
Reason over Confrontation
Divest Harvard’s tactics distract us from the debate on climate change that the Harvard community should be having.