Liam M. Warner
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Various and Sundry
Since this is my last column of the semester, and since I have exhausted my supply of pomposity and nonsense, I propose to round out the year with a smattering of suggestions for smoothing certain Harvard hangnails.
Evangelizing Harvard
There are also these converts to the church, who have managed to overcome all these obstacles and then some. They have walked through the valley of the shadow of Richard Dawkins and have not been harmed.
What’s In A Rename?
I propose, therefore, that Harvard — which as a name will soon be, if it isn’t already, insupportable — hereafter be called Maya Angelou University.
I Hate These Teams
One of the battles is about the purpose of higher education, whether it should solely train the mind how to think or whether it should also impart moral cultivation.
Dysfunctional Gen Ed
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But if it is broke, don’t just rearrange the useless debris and then tell us it’s fixed.
Less College, Not More
The point is that the intelligent observer will realize that the liberally educated remain a small minority of the national population regardless of how many people attend universities.
The Legacies of the Ruling Class
Such graduates are collectively called the ruling class, which is not a phrase one is permitted to use today in America, unless it be with democratic disgust.
A Flirtation With Sex Week
The whole program of Sex Week promotes the punctilious observance of methods and practices designed specifically to replace sex with grotesque approximations.
At Least the Puritans Wrote Decent Poetry
Leave the song alone and get back to figuring out why no one’s heard of it in the first place.
Harvard Crew Teams Encouraged by Performance at Season Opener
Making its season debut Saturday at the Head of the Housatonic regatta, the Harvard men’s lightweight crew emerged with some auspicious results.