Editorials
Progress in Early Action
It’s clear enough that we’d all be better off if America’s top universities dropped the system altogether.
Blame the Clubs
While we too find the flyers tasteless and their use of inflammatory language inappropriate and unconstructive, a response to the prank cannot be properly made without a meaningful appraisal of the role of final clubs at Harvard.
Protect Pell
While it is sad to watch excellent universities struggle to meet their financial aid goals, we must remember that many more students are served by public universities and community colleges, which very often cannot meet students’ full financial need.
Why We Need Munch
The names are secret, but the club certainly isn’t. As The Crimson has reported, and as news outlets across the country and beyond have echoed, the Office of Student Life has officially recognized Munch, a discussion-based group for students interested in kinky sex.
HUDS Examines Seafood
If students knew that a significant proportion of the fish served by HUDS was unsustainable, they would demand that HUDS follow more sustainable practices.
While Norquist Crumbles
Regardless of whether Norquist’s anti-tax oath is behind the anti-tax orthodoxy plaguing the Republican Party or merely a symptom of it, we are pleased to see it abate.
EdX Continues to Impress
We believe that edX has the ability to continue innovating in the realm of inclusive higher education.
Respect Our Referenda
It is disturbing that the administration has chosen to display such a cold disregard for the voice of the student body.
What We’re Thankful For
We have many things to be grateful for, both at Harvard and in the U.S. at large.
A Watershed Election
Although we remain skeptical of the role and potential of the UC, we hope that Raghuveer and Zhu will prove us and other skeptics wrong.
Kosher for All
Discrimination based on racial and religious distinction is inherently harmful and unacceptable whatever the justification. HUDS and Hillel should continue to work together to create a solution in which the special dietary needs of observant students are met while the community spirit of Hillel is upheld.
Mr. Yale, Tear Down This Hall
Yale’s decidedly masturbatory “Architecture of Yale” web page confesses that “Connecticut Hall is in many ways a Harvard building.” Admitting there is a problem is an excellent first step.
Paternalistic Policies
More problematic than the policy’s ambiguity is the administration’s paternalistic insistence on enforcing rules that extend well beyond Massachusetts drinking law.
George for UC
While Michael C. George ’14 and his running mate Granath may not be precisely the “revolutionary” ticket they present themselves to be, we would like to express our support for their candidacy.
Triangulate or Die
No party can establish for itself a viable future if that future hinges on low turnout among young people and minorities. It is not only morally wrong, but also futile.
