This morning at 2 AM, Harvard University Health Services Director Paul Berreira circulated an email announcing that HUHS will no longer offer in-person urgent care or overnight infirmary services. As Berreira explains it, the move should free up resources to allow “increased access to same-day appointments and other services.” In this piece, four HPR writers offer their … Read more
Seen by many students as a lifeline and safe haven, Harvard University Health Services’s (HUHS) decision to shutter the Stillman Infirmary has brought about angry and confused reactions from much of the student body. As the only 24-hour emergency care provider for Harvard students in the vicinity of Harvard Square, it is expected and fair … Read more
A recent Crimson article spoke to Harvard’s efforts to increase student wellness, citing the Center of Wellness at Harvard University Health Services, the Workgroup on Student Stress, and many conversations between various advisors within Harvard. Yet the announcement that Harvard’s only 24-hour medical care service, Stillman Infirmary, would be closing next semester suggests the opposite. … Read more
The decision by Harvard University Health Services to shutter the Stillman Infirmary at the end of this academic year has provoked widespread outcry and complaint. Stillman, which provides urgent care after regular operating hours, is seen by many students as a life-saving service. From numerous posts on Facebook to an emergency email from the Undergraduate … Read more
On Tuesday evening the Harvard community was blind-sided by an unexpected Crimson article reporting that University Health Services would be terminating its overnight urgent care services after the fall semester in favor of greater accessibility during the day. UHS plans to permanently close Stillman Infirmary, a regular destination for students suffering from a variety of … Read more
Yesterday I received an email from Peter Bol, Harvard’s Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, who retroactively informed me of my participation in a research study. The carefully-worded, unapologetic note did not tell me anything I did not already know, thanks to a Crimson article. I was photographed unknowingly once per minute, for three hours per week, all … Read more
New York City jails are a $1.1 billion problem. According to a recent report from the city comptroller, the city spends an exorbitant $100,000 per inmate in 2014, the result of a 42 percent increase in costs over the past seven years. “In comparison, the Los Angeles Country jail, another enormous urban jail, spends an … Read more
Uruguay, a country whose name has often been synonymous with obscurity, will host its runoff presidential election on November 30, with incumbent President José Mujica vacating his seat to one of two candidates: Tabaré Vázquez or Luis Lacalle Pou. Voting in one of its closest elections since the establishment of its current regime, Uruguay is … Read more
At New York’s 81st Street, it was crowded, loud, and, on this uncharacteristically hot September afternoon, muggy. Around me stood rows upon rows of people chanting, talking, beating drums, waiting to start moving. The People’s Climate March, which had started nearly two hours earlier, 17 packed blocks ahead at 65th Street, was in full swing. Organized over … Read more
On October 17th, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen visited Boston in the midst of stock market turmoil and questions of monetary policy. Instead of delivering a speech on those more conventional topics, Yellen dedicated her entire thirty minutes at the podium to sounding the proverbial alarm on income inequality. In perhaps her most controversial speech as a public official, … Read more