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To the Student Protesters Barred From Graduating on Time

By Ryan D. Enos, Alison Frank Johnson, Steven Levitsky, and Kirsten A. Weld
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The Ad Board’s bad-faith actions have damaged something that is essential for our great University to fulfill its mission: trust among faculty, students, and administrators.

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Editorials

Garber Ended the Encampment. He Also Helped Start It.

The tents may be gone, but they are still here. Garber would do well to engage them.

Columns

To Be a Harvard Man

It shouldn’t be so difficult to say “I write about transgender issues at Harvard.” But as simple as they sound, these seven words make a whole world of difference.

Op Eds

The Past is Present: Four Decades of Anti-Apartheid University Struggles

Backlash against student actions calling for divestment from Israel is a testament to their importance. Let us remember that the protests against apartheid succeeded.

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  2. Allston Is Gentrifying, but Harvard Isn’t To Blame
  3. Harvard Must Learn Its Lesson. Institutional Neutrality Is Step One.
  4. We’re Really Sorry About That Antisemitic Cartoon, Guys
  5. Harvard Admissions Should Be More Meritocratic

Editorials

By The Crimson Editorial Board

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Harvard’s Protests Hit Day Six: The Editors React, From Inside and Outside the Encampment

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Our editors contribute reflections on the encampment — from within and without — as it approaches its second week.

Punishment Can’t Be the Only Outcome of the Harvard Encampment

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In the past week, the University has made it plenty clear that disciplinary consequences await the protesters. Here’s hoping that punishment isn’t the only outcome of their activism.

The Encampment is Safe and Peaceful. Harvard Must Keep it That Way.

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The protestors have done their part; now, Harvard’s leadership must do theirs.

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We Occupied the Harvard President’s Office. We Didn’t Face Involuntary Leave.

When we occupied Mass. Hall, we got awards. When today’s protesters occupied the Yard, they got suspended. Harvard should stop the double standard.

Harvard Should Follow Its Own Lead and Engage with the Protesters

We are the four Harvard Law students who participated in the 2001 sit-in during the Harvard Living Wage Campaign. It would be sensible and strategic for the University to act in good faith again today.

Harvard, Do Not Punish Calls for Justice

Harvard, do not punish your students for standing up for justice, peace, and equality — values that Harvard professes and has followed in the past.

Columns

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To Be a Harvard Man

It shouldn’t be so difficult to say “I write about transgender issues at Harvard.” But as simple as they sound, these seven words make a whole world of difference.

Clubs, Classes, Houses: When Survivors of Sexual Assault Can’t Avoid Their Assaulters

Students shouldn’t have to trade the clubs and Houses they love for safety and peace of mind.

Sections Are Way Too Big

Our sections are too large, and students lose a lot of learning as a result.

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