Editorials
Occupy the Vote
“Occupy the Facts” may help Occupy Wall Street overcome its ideological incoherence, but unless the movement can overcome its aversion to engaging within our existing political system, its odds for political success will remain long.
Six Classes, So What?
So what if some students want to take six classes? So what if they perform very well in them? As illustrated in the article, many of the so-called “six-class elite” seem to take more courses because they are intellectually curious, not because they wish to compete with their fellow students.
Finding a Voice
Last year, the UC passed his signature piece of legislation calling for the creation of the Harvard University Forum for Change, which would entail two hour-long meetings between students, faculty, and administrators per semester.
What Occupy Does Do Right
More and more, we appear to be witnessing the creation of a new strand of political activism that is inescapably worth attention precisely because it does things differently.
Saluting the Military
Allowing military recruiting and including them in job fairs is entirely in line with the missions of OCS and Harvard as a whole, to prepare students for whatever career fulfills their individual passions.
Stay in School
We find it troubling that students would protest a class because of its supposed ideological bent at an institution dedicated to academic integrity.
Funding for Physics
It would be imprudent to begrudge a physics department that is heavily dependent on federal support a source of funding on the basis of a baseless bias against projects associated with the United States military.
HUPD: About Time For Transparency
HUPD should be subject to the same disclosure rules as other forces because transparency and accountability in policing are virtues themselves.
Why Consulting?
In short, consulting companies have a highly structured, accessible recruiting process and promise to bring order to students’ amorphous post-graduation goals and desires.
A Department of Its Own
WGS must become a department because a university ostensibly committed to “Veritas” has an obligation to support, promote, and advance perspectives that add to the collective conversation inside its gates in order for that conversation to influence and even improve the larger societal conversation outside its gates.
In Loco Parentis
As the College’s primary interest in this issue is the welfare of its students, the revised alcohol policy ought to promote safe social spaces where students can socialize as they actually do—with moderate amounts of alcohol.
Cage-Free At Last
We hardly need to say that cage-free eggs are good for hens, people, and the environment. After all, the typical method of housing egg-laying hens is in stacked battery cages, each smaller than a piece of paper, which leave the hens no room to move or carry out their typical behaviors.
Let's Talk About Sexual Assault
The University should do a better job of informing students of how one should go about reporting such instances.
The Teaching-Research Balance
The University should foster a culture of teaching by incentivizing better pedagogy and combating the widespread belief that good teaching and good research are incompatible.
Gaming the System
The SAT fills the inescapable vacuum caused by the widespread lack of uniform educational standards and does its best to provide a level playing field in an environment that, despite what many may say or believe, is far from equitable.
Let Them Eat Cake
We regret that the University chose to put forth such a garish image at a time as austere as this one.
A New Liberal Lion(ess)
Therefore, two years into the Wall Street-coddling tenure of sitting Massachusetts Senator Scott P. Brown, whose woes have recently been compounded by fresh allegations of plagiarism on his campaign website, we firmly believe that Warren would be the better steward of the legacy of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56.
Outed As Allies
Let us not forget that just two decades ago, Harvard was not nearly the queer-friendly place that it is today.
A Perfect Policy
Under the exciting influence of Mother Theresa or Colin Powell’s soothing baritone, we are confident many Harvard students will be anxious to get down in the yard. We only worry that under the combined influence of alcohol and Leonard Bernstein, the parties might get a little too crazy.
Brutality? Hardly
Although it is all too easy for observers to condemn the actions of the police in volatile situations, what may seem like so-called “brutality” on a camera does not mean we can or should judge the police’s behavior as wrong.
Professor Bell's Bidding
It is our belief and experience that a diverse faculty increases the quality of teaching. Inevitably, a class in literature, history, or anthropology would be informed, in part, by the perspective and identity of the professor.
Occupy Democracy
While it is understandable why so many people, including many young people, are angry at America’s vast inequality and the disproportionate wealth of one percent of the population, Occupy Wall Street is fundamentally misguided in its approach.
TFA Shows the Way
The success of the recruiting practices of Teach For America demonstrate that what attracts graduates is not so much the financial sector’s monetary allurements as it is the sense of security provided by its heavily structured nature
Final Clubs and Gender Disparity
We implore students: Do not punch male final clubs until each one makes a commitment to break down barriers and support gender inclusivity.