Travis R. Kavulla
Mob Rule
Cataclysm usually makes for a teaching moment. Not so with the resignation of Larry Summers. If I hadn’t witnessed it
Silences That Speak Volumes
It could have been the embassies burning, or the pledges of decapitation for offending cartoonists, or the priest shot dead
DISSENTING OPINION: The Core of Gen-Ed
There should be no delusions about the Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR). Its suggested implementation of distribution requirements merely expands
A Small Niche for Great Books
In academia, where specialization is a virtue that earns tenure, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies James Russell is a curious
How to make a ‘Scene’
Bursting uncouthly into the limelight last week was Scene, “Harvard campus’ magazine on society, style & living”—the aggravating creation of
Playing Pretend
I have had quite enough, thank you, of the Undergraduate Council for one lifetime. Today, online voting finally begins in
Dissenting Opinion: A Pointless Debate
Resident Undergraduate Council (UC) rabble-rouser Jason L. Lurie ’05 must be pleased. The silly debate he started in 2003 about
Peripheral Studies
WASHINGTON, D.C.—I have foregone Harvard-Yale weekend to venture here, where over the weekend the African Studies Association (ASA) held its
The Newspeak of Gay ‘Rights’
In those tired campus circles where national politics are discussed at length, it’s fashionable to echo a claim of noted
The Isis Exposes Itself
The Isis Club’s punch book became public knowledge late Wednesday night after it was discovered that the Isis’ e-mail list
Inventing Outrage
Let’s suppose that Barbie, in her role as avatar of American pre-teen consumerism, has her mirror image in Fulla, the
Core Curriculum, I Loathe You
I loathe you firstly, Core Curriculum, because you know not who you are. Once you were a Christian education, then
Delusions in the Dark Continent
“To establish the truth about the history of Africa” is Goal #1 of Panafest and enticement enough to compel your
With Study of Mau Mau, Prof Creates Masterpiece
Over the past decade, Assistant Professor of History Caroline M. Elkins has carefully crafted her maiden work, a 500-page indictment
The New Empire
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania —My parents, friends and relatives wondered how I’d ever get by here. I like the amenities
