Crimson opinion writer
Ian M. Moore
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Bring Jury Duty to Harvard
If the College were to permit students to volunteer to be on the Ad Board, it would play an inconceivably treacherous game. My idea is hardly revolutionary: Let Harvard College students accused of wrongdoing go before a jury of their peers — and most importantly, an impartial one at that.
The FAS Finds the Right Problem but the Wrong Solution
All that is to say the FAS would be well advised to forgo acting as though they coddle and herd toddlers at a paternalistic preschool, and rather help run America’s premier research university in a way that educates undergraduates to lead society forward. Students, faculty, and our nation deserve no less.
Dissent: Libraries Are For Studying, Not Protesting
Harvard and its administrators have it right: Libraries are for studying. Not protesting.
This Election Could Hurt Harvard. Vote to Stop It.
If you care about America, reject populist extremism and favor sensible policies — liberal or conservative. Think of Harvard when you vote.
Harvard, There’s Nothing Wrong with Following the Money
The abashedness with which some of our classmates talk about perfectly respectable summer internships or post-graduation plans would make you think they had done something wrong.
Close Quincy Courtyard Now
I look forward to the day Harvard finally does the right thing and closes the Yard and all other residential common spaces. But I also think baby steps — closing Quincy courtyard — are a step in the right direction.
Admissions Statistics Aren’t Very Revealing. Here’s What To Look At Instead.
Look beyond attention-grabbing statistics and continue to engage this issue at the depth it requires. History will remember fondly those of us who do.
One Step Forward, and the Luddites’ Risk: Generative AI at Harvard
Those who resist change play a treacherous game. The future is here. Have the courage to embrace it.
Bring Back Real Frozen Yogurt
They say time heals all wounds, but as a new semester begins, I am far from alone in saying I still feel this one, and the stakes are higher than mere preference.
The FAS’s Proposed Changes Matter. Here’s Why.
Undergraduates should be alarmed by the FAS’s latest plans to take away even more flexibility from students.