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Harvard Is a School. We Need To Go to Class.

By The Crimson Editorial Board
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It’s significantly in its classrooms that Harvard trains the future leaders of America. Let’s make sure we show up to them.

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To Pee or Not To Pee: A Defense of Peeing on the John Harvard Statue

Traditions and culture, like ceremonial urination on our namesake, are the lifeboats we desperately need to save our sinking school spirit.

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The Future is Conservative. Let’s Deal With It.

By Julia S. Dan
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Engaging critically with policy rather than party, with person rather than opinion, is a promising first step toward improving the status quo of campus dialogue.

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The Ivy League Needs To Stop Handing Out Participation Trophies

Without a conference championship game to determine which team earns the right to call themselves the best of the Ivy League, (almost) everyone can be a winner. That needs to change.

Opinion's Choice

  1. The Editorial Board's Guide to The 2024 Board of Overseers Election
  2. Allston Is Gentrifying, but Harvard Isn’t To Blame
  3. Harvard Must Learn Its Lesson. Institutional Neutrality Is Step One.
  4. We’re Really Sorry About That Antisemitic Cartoon, Guys
  5. Harvard Admissions Should Be More Meritocratic

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Harvard-Yale Weekend Was Good. Here’s How to Make It Great.

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If we hope to avoid repeats of the Royale ripoff, the College administration must ease on-campus social restrictions. Only then can our student organizations take the reins of campus social life and make Harvard-Yale fun.

Turkeys and Gratitude: What Our Editors Are Thankful For

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In the spirit of gratitude, we asked our editors to reflect on what they feel thankful for at Harvard.

Faculty Governance Must Not Die in Committee

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So let’s call the faculty council what it is. It’s a good, albeit slightly flawed implementation of faculty governance — not the faculty senate’s replacement.

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It’s Time for Harvard Students To Pick Up a Book

Reading physical books shouldn’t feel so foreign to Harvard students. An English requirement would go a long way to change that.

Why Do Harvard Students Hate Harvard So Much?

Admitted students come to Harvard expecting it to be perfect. The fact that it isn’t takes some getting used to.

In Disciplining Study-in Participants, Harvard Has Forgotten Its Values

When enforcement of policy strays from its guiding purpose of fostering a safe and nurturing learning environment, the University should instead err on the side of benevolent negligence.

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To Be a Harvard Man

It shouldn’t be so difficult to say “I write about transgender issues at Harvard.” But as simple as they sound, these seven words make a whole world of difference.

Clubs, Classes, Houses: When Survivors of Sexual Assault Can’t Avoid Their Assaulters

Students shouldn’t have to trade the clubs and Houses they love for safety and peace of mind.

Sections Are Way Too Big

Our sections are too large, and students lose a lot of learning as a result.

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