Writer

Lauren E. Baer

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Playing Grown-up

At Harvard, we play grown-up. For four years we masquerade as 40-year-olds trapped in barely post-pubescent bodies. Some of us


What We Do

Harvard is known for its resistance to change, for policies as hard and permanent as the cobblestones that line its


Same Old Song

Last year, when grade inflation was an operatic solo that Harvey “C-minus” Mansfield sang to an empty theater, I promised


The OutKast Outcry

Last Tuesday, just as the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) was about to succeed at finally bringing a big name musical


A Night Out

On one glorious Sunday morning, three intrepid non-believers asked: What could be a better way to chase away that unclean


Robbing the Poor To Subsidize the Rich

The last year has been rough for Harvard. First there was that incident in Mass. Hall, then Brother Cornel got


A Declaration of Intellectual Independence

When in the Course of academic events, it becomes necessary for one student body to renounce the curricular restraints which


Judge the Book by Its Cover

Thursday night at 12:01 a.m. The Women’s Guide to Harvard landed with a thud in my DeWolfe doorbox—five days after


Overflowing—But Not With Joy

A few weeks ago I found something surprising in my door box. Amidst the usual Coop advertisements and coupon specials


Well Suited for the Job

It’s recruiting season and I too have found myself the possessor of magical slips of paper promising fame, fortune and