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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
On Listlessness
My friends have started making lists. Not the usual late-October variety: buy Thanksgiving ticket home, start attending Lit and Arts
From Hypocrisy to Humanity
Others have been touched by American flags. By candlelight vigils in New York City and peace rallies on Widener steps.
How to Heal Harvard
On Sunday evening I sat down with twenty-two of my classmates and president-elect Larry Summers to discuss the future of
Et Tu, Kozmo?
Coffee ice cream and goldfish crackers. Past midnight. Two Fresh Samanthas and a Wrap burrito. During a snowstorm. That Bunuel
Homebound Harvard
Homebound Harvard Rights and Wrongs By Lauren E. Baer Next Friday, amidst myriad application deadlines that besiege students during the
