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Students Gather to Hear Final Presidential Debate
As students prepare to fill out their mail-in ballots and campus groups make their final campaign pushes, Harvard students turned their attention to the last presidential debate on Monday evening.
Learning from Cuban Missile Crisis
Harvard Kennedy School Professors R. Nicholas Burns (left) and Graham Allison discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis on its 50th Anniversary during the Forum "Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis, Then and Now" October 19.
Obamania—On the Way Out?
In this series, Flyby asks Harvard students to weigh in on topics worth polling. The Harvard Institute of Politics recently surveyed young voters and found that supporters of President Barack H. Obama are less enthusiastic about the president this election than they were four years ago. Only 55 percent of Obama supporters polled by the IOP said they "definitely" planned to vote next month. Are these statistics true on the Harvard campus? Flyby walked around the Yard and asked Harvard students if their enthusiasm for Obama has waned.
Nina J. Easton
"Presidential coverage used to be very serious endeavor," said self-described pundit Nina Easton from behind her desk at the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics. "There still are pockets of that attitude, especially among old school vets, but the culture is to get [the news] out there fast."
Former CEO of Freddie Mac Seeks Balanced Discourse
While most people think of only financial disaster when hearing the names Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Harvard students heard ...
By the Numbers: Voter Registration at Harvard
With Election Day drawing nearer and registration and absentee ballot deadlines mostly passed, now is the time to pledge to vote. Students hailing from states with deadlines that have not yet passed can use TurboVote to register or request an absentee ballot. (If you're from Alabama, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Vermont, or Wyoming it's not too late!)
Young People Disillusioned by Political Climate, IOP Survey Shows
President Barack Obama’s lead among young people age 18 to 29 has increased slightly since March to 19 percentage points with less than three weeks until election day, according to a new survey by Harvard’s Institute of Politics released Wednesday morning.
Debate watch party
Students and members of the Cambridge community come together Tuesday night to watch the second round of the presidential debate.
Voter Registration Deadline for Massachusetts on Oct. 17
If you haven't registered to vote in next month's general election, you have just two days to make sure you'll ...
