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Campus Political Leaders React to Polling Showing Government Distrust
In the wake of a New York Times/CBS poll that indicates that distrust in the federal government is at its highest recorded level, Harvard’s student political leaders say they share the public’s concerns. The national poll found that 89 percent of Americans do not think that they can “trust the government in Washington to do what is right,” and 74 percent think that the country is on the wrong track.
Jose Vargas
Jose Antonio Vargas, a former Washington Post correspondent who "came out" four months ago as an undocumented immigrant, answers students' questions in Kirkland JCR last Saturday at an event sponsored by Act on a DREAM and Kirkland Conversations.
Harvard College Act on a Dream Hosts Conference on Immigration Reform
In search of effective strategies for advocating immigration reform, nearly 50 students attended the Ivy League Immigrants’ Rights Coalition Summit ...
Voting Made Easy with TurboVote
It's not entirely unusual to hear Harvard students complaining that they don't have enough free time. While most will find the time to fill out a voter registration form, doing so has been made significantly more convenient. A new service, TurboVote, developed by two Kennedy School alums, claims to make voting by mail "as easy as renting a DVD from Netflix," according to the website.
Rendell Promotes Public Service Careers
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, an Institute of Politics visiting fellow, is on campus this week to urge students to consider careers in public service.
Students Protest Before Axelrod Talk
Harvard Environmental Action Committee Chair Serena Y. Zhao ’12 said the group targeted Axelrod because the pipeline requires the President’s stamp of approval to move forward.
Harvard Student Group Hosts Vigil for Troy Davis
Forty Harvard students gathered at 12:03 p.m. and again at 1:03 p.m. to join together in a moment of silence for Davis.
Students Protest Oil Pipeline
Hoping to highlight opposition to a proposed oil pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf Coast, protesters gathered outside of Kirkland House Tuesday afternoon before the arrival of Jim Messina, President Obama’s campaign manager.
The Evolution of Activism
This generation of Harvard protesters often puts dialogue before destruction, classes before causes, and private conversation before public confrontation.
Students, Union Call For Harvard to Divest from HEI
Five workers at a hotel owned by HEI Hotels & Resorts—a corporation in which Harvard has invested—claim that they were unjustly fired after complaining about poor working conditions and cooperating in a California state investigation into the company.
SLAM Members Meet with Faust
Four members of the Student Labor Action Movement attended Harvard President Drew G. Faust’s office hours yesterday in order to ask for more job protections for workers, greater transparency in the University’s spending, and divestment from HEI Hotels and Resorts—a corporation that some allege violates workers’ rights.
Union Talks Contract Goals
Unite Here Local 26, the Boston-area hospitality union which represents Harvard University Hospitality and Dining Services workers, has kick-started its contract negotiations with the University, launching the fight for what they deem “sustainable jobs” for dining staff.
IOP Committee Visits Allston
Development in Allston has come to a standstill, four local residents told a group of seven students from the Institute of Politics last Friday.
Barghouti Stuggles for Palestinians
Omar Barghouti speaks on the global stuggle for the rights of people in Palestine yesterday. The talk was followed by a moderated question-and-answer discussion with Dr. Alice Rothchild of the Harvard Medical School.
IOP Poll Results Released
Poll results released yesterday by the Institute of Politics revealed that President Obama’s approval rating among young adults now stands at 55 percent, after over a year of falling approval ratings.
NRA Representatives Visit Harvard Campus
Representatives of the National Rifle Association argued that an increase in the purchase of registered guns leads to decreased crime rates at an event last night sponsored by the Harvard Republican Club and the Harvard Shooting Club.
True Love Revolution Hosts Porn Discussion
Neurosurgeon Donald Hilton, an associate professor at the University of Texas, told a packed audience last night that pornography consumption has negative effects on masculinity, social interaction and demographics.
SLAM Calls for Divestment
The Student Labor Action Movement once again called for Harvard University to cease investing in HEI Hotels & Resorts at an event Thursday where an employee of a hotel that is managed by the investment group spoke of a demotion he called unjust.
Panel Examines Military Occupation
The Harvard College Progressive Jewish Alliance and J Street U Harvard—an on-campus political group pushing for peace and security in Israel—hosted a panel yesterday featuring four American and Israeli soldiers in a discussion of military occupation and its impact.
Justice With Peace
Nancy Murray rallys activists in Harvard Square yesterday, chanting "Let Malalai Joya Speak!"
Female Afghani Activist Denied Visa to Visit US
Malalai Joya, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament and a celebrated women's rights activist, was denied a travel visa to the United States Wednesday and will be unable to make her scheduled appearance at Harvard on March 25th.
New E-mail List Acts Up
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Harvard Political Union Debates ROTC
The debate over whether the ROTC should return to Harvard continued last night with an HPU sponsored student debate.
Harvard Kennedy School Group Publicizes Gender Imbalance
The Progressive Caucus at Harvard Kennedy School gave away home-made pastries yesterday in the John F. Kennedy Forum as a tongue-in-cheek attempt to raise awareness of the low percentage of women faculty members at the school.