Politics
Students React to Defense of Marriage Act Change
On the heels of a decision by the Obama administration to stop defending a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, members of the Harvard community expressed excitement over the decision as an advance for gay rights.
Tempered Times
As student artists seek to transcend the topical, student activists use art as merely a means to an end. Is vital and intelligent political art possible at Harvard?
Students Protest Cantor's Speech at IOP
House Majority Leader Eric I. Cantor (R-Va.) spoke at the Institute of Politics Thursday night concerning proposed cuts to the federal budget, causing students to protest spending cuts to the AmeriCorps program. Dozens of students gathered in JFK Park before Cantor's scheduled talk, and then demonstrated in and around the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum while Cantor was speaking and answering questions.
Americorps Rally
Eric I. Cantor, the House Majority Leader, visited the IOP yesterday, causing students to join together to protest budget cuts that would cut spending on Americorps programs. Dozens of students gathered in JFK Park before Cantor's scheduled talk and then demonstrated in and around the JFK Jr. Forum while Cantor was speaking and answering questions.
How to Clean a River
Although the tax has been a source of annoyance for residents, it appears to be fulfilling its objective and could serve as a model for pollution control
Egypt Panel Gauges Media
David E. Sanger ’82, Chief Washington Correspondent for the New York Times and adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Micah L. Sifry, co-founder and editor of the Personal Democracy Forum discussed the role of the Egyptian people and social media in the country’s recent revolution last night.
God Bless 'Merica
Have you ever had the urge to shout from the rooftops your undying love for the United States? We can't help you with the rooftops, however, but thanks to the new website "God Bless 'Merica," created by Adams House resident Justin R. Butler '11, you can come pretty close. Butler combined his web design hobby with inside jokes between him and his friends into a blog that allows people to share why they love 'Merica.