Op Eds
A Just Boycott for Palestinian Rights
We find Israeli academic institutions to be complicit in Palestinian oppressions and limitations to education.
If Rejection Letters Could Talk
Given the current professional climate, we might be better off treating our rejection letters as wake-up calls.
On Bacteria and Brilliance
Often the most interesting problems are right under—or in—our noses.
Necessary Cuts
The Pentagon’s massive back-office contains 800,000 civil servants, 536,000 active duty military personnel who are never deployed, and 700,000 contractors.
Worries about Grade Inflation
The news that Harvard has a broken grading system is not at all breaking.
Comparative Collegiate Politics
The blame lies not with the student body or the Clark-Mayopoulos comedy duo.
No, Economics Is Not a Science
Human behavior can never be absolutely predicted or explained—not if we wish to believe in free will, at any rate.
Mandela and Harvard
We were celebrating our own successes as well as South Africa’s, and were being reminded of the undone work of our society as we heard Mandela talk about the future of his.
Grade Inflation Debate Misses the Picture
Grade inflation and the current GPA system detract from intellectual enrichment, and that is their primary failure.
Statistics and Grade Inflation
When we see statistics like those released by Dean Harris, we may think of grade inflation in the student body at large as one plump balloon. Let’s find out how much helium is in each balloon before we try to pop anything.
Finals Without Really Trying
In preparation for finals week, you should first learn the hours of Dunkin’ Donuts. Starbucks is for hipsters, who sip double-whipped peppermint mocha frappalattes and write “underappreciated works of contemporary societal analysis.”
People, Money, and the Law
The discussion began amicably, with our pinpointing the same source of political corruption: the systematic legitimization, by the Supreme Court, of unfettered campaign contributions.
Disease Deserves a Thank You
Perhaps the best thing about being sick is that you learn just how strong you are.
Lost in Translation
Some years ago, the Lord said, “Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.”
Take a Useless Class
It’s the beginning of logic class and my professor asks us a riddle: You visit an island where each person is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies.