Crimson opinion writer
McKenna E. McKrell
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Dissent: When It Comes To Free Speech, the Editorial Board Is All Talk.
Because the Editorial Board calls for unattainable balance in the name of ideological diversity and censoriousness in the name of neutrality, we dissent.
Dissent: Abolish Advanced Placement
Sure, the Advanced Placement program provides a standard. But a bad standard is worse than none at all. We should abolish it.
On Sisterhood: Women’s Colleges Past and Present
Who Harvard is intended to serve often feels dictated by its long history as an Old Boys’ club for the white, the wealthy, and the male — but from my dormitory window, I see a university that is as much mine as any man’s, and I am hopeful for its future.
To Harvard’s Leading Women
Some of the women I spoke to from the Class of 1973 highlighted how their trajectory at the College was immensely shaped not only by women they called their friends and peers, but often by those who advised and taught them. They were women of Harvard, too.
In Photos: The 58th Head of the Charles Regatta
Thousands of visitors and athletes arrived in Cambridge to participate in the largest two-day rowing regatta in the world. More than 11,000 athletes from around the world race in the competition.
Of Writers and Rowers
McKenna E. McKrell ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Adams House. Her column, “Seven Sisters and the Old Boys’ Club” runs tri-weekly on Wednesdays.
Seven Sisters and the Old Boys’ Club
Though Radcliffe continues to do important work, perhaps it is time to revisit the role it can play in the undergraduate experience. Calling for its revitalization as a resource for undergraduates is only the beginning of my attempt to understand how women continue to carve out a place for themselves at this storied old boys’ club.