Editorials
Connolly for Mayor
The city’s next mayor needs to address the opportunity gap present in Boston, and the candidate with the best preparation to do so is City Councilor John R. Connolly.
Racing Ahead but Racing Apart
In a knowledge-based economy, education is the key to financial mobility.
A Student on the Council?
While we do not believe that students should feel entitled to a seat on the City Council, we are supportive of the idea of student candidates and particularly of candidates who seek to bridge the town-gown divide.
We Love The Nightlife
If we are predestined for hell, so be it. But we are stopping at Shake Shack along the way.
A Disquieting Start
Today, following a half-month congressional stalemate during which Republicans demanded amendments to or an outright repeal of the Affordable Care Act, perhaps the greatest challenge to that law comes not from a Senate filibuster or an impending debt ceiling crisis, but from its own website.
TFA Is a Positive Force
Teach for America is valuable because it provides at least a temporary solution to America’s educational problems.
The Morality of Mural Maintenance
An academic discovers breathtaking frescoes decaying in a distant land and takes them to a cultural hub for careful preservation and the enjoyment of the general public. Is he a hero to the art world, or is he a thief?
Peace, Then Prize
If the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to maintain the reputation of the Peace Prize, it should recognize those whose work has had meaningful, lasting impact
Unethical Endowment
Harvard needs to seriously investigate and address the allegations raised in Responsible Investment’s report, and needs to do so in a transparent and public way.
Thank You, OCS
We applaud OCS for its success at linking students to these specific career opportunities. The primary concern of most upperclassmen here is securing employment post-graduation, and it is impressive that 18 to 22 percent of the student body manage to consistently land jobs in consulting and finance.
Disentangling a Debt Debacle
A short-term solution to the nation’s current crisis, though necessary, will ultimately amount to no more than a Band-Aid on a bullet hole. It may and must stem the flow of blood for now, but Congress must dive into full-scale surgery to ensure the United States’ good health.
A Year of Their Own
Making gap years accessible to all students is a worthy goal to which universities may contribute.
A Condemnable Strike
We do not want to comment on the workers’ grievances or whether the strike was justified—those concerns are better addressed by union members and managers who know more about the situation.
Yogurtas
The froyo boom is a great thing for sweet-toothed consumers—who knew there were so many fun compound words to be made with “berry”?
Keep The Pressure On
The divestment movement can and should use that tremendous public influence to achieve change toward sustainability.
