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Letter to the Editor: Abuse at DoubleTree
When my back was injured because when I was pregnant, my managers continued to assign me the same workload. I was nine months pregnant and still doing difficult heavy labor. This injured my spine, and I still have back pain two years later. When it came time for me to go on my maternity leave, my supervisors pushed me to keep working. I worked until three days before my daughter, Arianna, was born.
A Long Week
We were supposed to be perfectly safe, we suburbanites, protected by airport screeners and those wars abroad and successive presidents who put safety above all.
Out of the Classroom, Into the Streets
We believe that it’s time to take back Take Back the Night, that we’ve been quiet for too long, that rape culture should—and does—make us angry, and frustrated, and that this is the perfect opportunity to let that anger out.
The Bell of Hope
There simply wasn’t enough discussion about poverty or our overcrowded prisons in the last election cycle. Solving both problems begins with putting these issues at the forefront of our political discourse.
No More Gerrymandering
Several states in particular stand out as blatant examples of the extent to which redistricting has been abused.
We're Past This
Because if the discussion of academics continues glossing over the diverse goals and ideals of the student body in one bitter, nostalgic glance, that piece of paper will never have a chance at influencing what students choose to write on theirs.
Harvard’s Hotel, Harvard’s Standards
While the University upholds admirable standards for its on-campus employees, it does not demand that those employed by its off-campus holdings be offered the same level of protection.
Mind Over Boobs
Just as some women feel strong and confident showing a little skin, veiled Muslim women feel strong and confident covering their skin—and there is nothing wrong with either.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
However, banning these videos has the potential to cover up cases of unethical treatment of animals, and let the problem go unnoticed.
Light Dilution
Rather than serving as a means of commemoration and celebration, photography has become a mundane means of communication.
