The Crimson Staff
Soup Turned Sacred
Mayopoulos also thinks that he can connect with those students more effectively than the UC has in the past, much as he and Clark did throughout their campaign. We agree.
No Longer Protecting People
Although we respect individual objections to emergency contraceptives, we don’t think a non-religious corporation ought to be legally regarded as having religious beliefs that can be compromised.
The A’s Have It
High grades could be an indicator of the rising quality of undergraduate work in the last few decades, due in part to the rising quality of the undergraduates themselves and a greater access to information as the result of the university’s increasing commitment to financial aid, rather than a narrow claim of unwarranted grade inflation.
A Disrespectful Protest
Just over two weeks ago, a group of protesters interrupted a Bank of America recruitment event at the Charles Hotel. The protest ended quickly—Bank of America had wisely placed plainclothes police officers in the back of the event—but not before the protesters succeeded in disrupting the presentation.
Fear and Loathing in Jerusalem
The new détente is a vindication of President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry’s dogged diplomacy and of the newfound moderation of Iran under President Hassan Rouhani.
The UC, Going Forward into Irrelevance
In the end, Clark-Mayopoulos’s success usefully highlighted problems with the UC at little real cost.
In Favor of Fall Break
A fall break would reduce student stress and enrich the Harvard experience.
A Student Center and a Cement Monstrosity
The success of the building will hinge on how responsive the designs are to student suggestions. This new space simply will not work if it feels sterile or separated from the rest of Harvard. If it feels like the SOCH, it will be a failure.
Multimedia Feature: The JFK Assassination, 50 Years Later
On Harvard's physical campus and in institutional memory, President John F. Kennedy '40 looms large 50 years after his assassination. This online feature brings together news, reflections, and archival material from The Crimson's coverage then and now as Harvard remembers one of its own.
Advice and Contempt
An experienced and respected law professor as well as a former federal official Barron has put in the time and proven the talent necessary to sit on the federal bench.
Pre-Game Responsibly
We consider Yale’s decision a sensible reaction to an accident that exposed the shortcomings of its tailgating policies and the resulting responsibility gap.
No Racism on the T
“In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel; defeat Jihad.” So reads an advertisement from the American Freedom Defense Initiative, an organization that spews equally racist rhetoric across the country. After the MBTA rejected the proposed advertisement because it violated rules that ads could not be “demeaning or disparaging,” the AFDI filed a lawsuit against the transit agency.
Gong and Goffard for U.C.
While neither vision inspires us, Gong and Goffard impress us with their concrete experience and their earnest desire to unify and represent students.
Vote Yes on the Bottled Water Ban
If the Environmental Action Committee’s referendum passes, the Undergraduate Council will urge administration to end the sale of single-use plastic water bottles on campus while installing water fountains and refill stations in all academic and residential buildings. We at The Crimson suggest that you vote for this measure.
Raise the Minimum
In a recent poll of economists by the University of Chicago, a plurality of economists agreed that the increased benefits to minimum wage earners would outweigh the “distortionary costs” of increasing the minimum wage to $9.
