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Our country needs a well-informed electorate, but it’s a representative democracy; we don’t all need to roleplay as senators with an important vote in the morning.

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Don’t Be So Quick to Say #MeToo to Cancel Culture

The online #MeToo phenomenon must also take responsibility for often doling out punishments and consequences that the survivors themselves may not have even wanted.

Editorials

Not All Foreign Money Is Dirty Money

Harvard should be open to accepting contributions from foreign governments so long as these contributions improve the quality of our institution.

Editorials

A Good Dean is Hard to Find

The appointment of five new faculty deans has enormous potential to both diversify Harvard’s leadership and breathe new life into campus culture.

Opinion's Choice

  1. 'Just' Visiting?
  2. Harvard Should Tread Cautiously With Kavanaugh
  3. The Wi-Fi is Bad and I Blame HMC
  4. Cambridge Police Can’t Police Themselves
  5. The Perils of Technocracy at the Kennedy School

Editorials

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Excited for LabXchange

We hope that the University continues to pursue its efforts in making education accessible and devoting its resources to enriching society as a whole.

Exploring Concentrations Should Be Fun

We encourage freshmen to gather as many as possible before they declare their concentrations — at one’s own pace and with the least possible anxiety.

The Good Fight Fought Wrong

We encourage this disagreement of opinion, including on the topic of impeachment, believing that disagreement can engender critical and mutually beneficial discourse.

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Embrace the Winter

It is normally understood that animals, such as geese, migrate south for the winter. But interestingly, the Canadian variety seems to emerge during the wintertime.

Appreciating an Allergy-Friendly HUDS

As students with allergies speak up about their dining needs, let’s not forget that these are real people working to keep us safe.

How to Win 100 Percent of the Battles You Don’t Fight

Taking time to build a system to avoid temptation is most useful when the temptation is particularly strong and when the potential gains from resisting it are large.

Columns

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Don’t Be So Quick to Say #MeToo to Cancel Culture

The online #MeToo phenomenon must also take responsibility for often doling out punishments and consequences that the survivors themselves may not have even wanted.

A Love Letter to My Pasefika Sisters

My Pasefika sisters, all I can say is thank you, fa’afetai tele lava. Thank you for creating a vision of beauty and true love that includes all of us.

Profiting from Harvard Square

If we truly want certain stores in the square, the strongest action we can justly take is to put our money where our mouth is.

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