Editorials
Make the House a Home
It is a perennial complaint: there just isn’t enough social space on campus.
Are We Fine?
In January, an annual survey—The American Freshman: National Norms—released an assessment of the emotional and mental wellbeing of first-year students ...
Don’t Cut Communities
The scope of proposed Republican cuts targets only the small fraction of the federal budget that covers domestic discretionary spending and the cuts there are dramatic and reprehensible.
Mr. Cantor: Restore funding for global health – lives hang in the balance
If the effects of having to halt and reverse the scale-up of successful American programs are taken into account, the human costs reach even more staggering proportions, with more than 1 million preventable deaths possible as a result.
Do Good or Do Shots
We feel we can justify taking expensive trips to seemingly exotic locales by “doing good” while we’re there – even if the balance between vacationing and volunteering is often nebulous, and if the actual social impact of volunteering for a few days is minimal.
A Message for Us All
The political engagement of so many people of our generation and what they have achieved so far ought to inspire more young Americans to take real actions for the causes that they care most about.
In Defense of Soccer Haters
It surely is intriguing that billions of foreign people see fit to live and die by this game alone. But frankly, we aren’t missing out on anything.
Working Out the Core
Ask a freshman to point out a good Lit B course, and he or she will probably look as if ...
Slated for Change
The oldest stationary store in Harvard Square will close its doors next month after 78 years of service to the Harvard community.
Evaluating Expos
Expos can only maintain its relevance within the modern liberal arts curriculum if it, like all long-standing traditions, accepts a certain amount of re-evaluation and renovation.
Rethinking Privacy
The Cambridge City Council has recently passed a unanimous resolution requesting that the City Manager draw up an ordinance on ...
A Fourth Sorority?
Although sororities ideally foster sisterhood and empower women, sororities at our college are not unequivocally successful at doing this, and we are thus ambivalent about another sorority colonizing at Harvard.
Just $35 Million to Go
It is a tremendous relief to see that the projected deficit this academic year is only $35 million. This is an extraordinary feat.
Down With Latin Honors
Removing the system of Latin honors would increase the overall academic quality at Harvard by encouraging students to take courses based on genuine interest rather than a superficial concern for GPA.
Rethinking Academic Integrity
With the simple words “I pledge my honor that I have not violated the honor code during this examination” written ...
Fifty Years Forward
In tribute to the legacy of one of its most accomplished graduates, Harvard, in these trying times, must take a public stance in support of public service, reiterating that its students have a moral imperative to use their educations for the betterment of society, not merely the betterment of themselves.
Imminently Interlibrary
Harvard’s recent declaration that the Harvard University Library (HUL) and MIT Libraries would enter into the interlibrary sharing system known ...
The Return of ROTC
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, President Barack H. Obama stood before the nation and appealed to Harvard in his State of ...
Walk It Out
Although we certainly have many differences, perhaps one common goal that unites all members of the Harvard community is the ...
OWAW a Week in Progress
After watching our peers at Princeton trudge back to school for exams just hours after the confetti settled on the ...
Grading the Grading
Each semester follows a natural progression from shopping week to midterms to final exams. Grades submitted at the end of ...
The Case Against Course Blogs
Blogs tend to perform functions already served by the course, but with the added hassle of unnecessary technology.
Shamed into Action
There must be a national dialogue on the extent to which the inclinations of an individual can be put aside for the livelihood and health of a community of innocent Americans.