Winona and JD are the Campus section editors of the HPR’s 52nd Masthead. Harvard has brought us joy and it has brought us sorrow. It welcomed us with a hearty letter, and perhaps some money attached too, and maybe some of our parents smiled like never before. It paired us with that roommate who soiled … Read more
On December 18, 2019, the House of Representatives, under the direction of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The move came after months of inquiry into Trump’s dealings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stemming from the press leak that a credible whistleblower had … Read more
As the most liberal state in the country — with 35 percent of the population identifying as liberal — one might expect Massachusetts to have many female representatives in its state and local governments. After all, Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support traditional women’s issues, such as childcare and reproductive rights, and tout … Read more
This past August, the presidential candidates and Congressional leaders of the Democratic Party met in San Francisco for the summer meeting of the Democratic National Committee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) laid out her bold legislative agenda, while candidates vying for the nomination shared their own progressive policy platforms. They spoke of the need to … Read more
The sight of burning elephant ivory stock is a spectacle of pyrrhic defeat. Above, there are pillars of smoke and flecks of red embers; below, pyramids of elephant tusks blackening in flames — hollow, charred remnants of slain icons. Destruction of ivory stock is but one of many measures that governments, law enforcement agencies, and … Read more
Today, gun violence in the United States is an epidemic. Over the past decade, more than 1.2 million Americans were shot, and on average more than 36,000 Americans were killed every year by guns. Troublingly, the high number of gun deaths in the United States shows no signs of abating; between 2014 and 2017, gun … Read more
Virginia’s new state legislators will have a lot on their plate before they are up for re-election in 2021, but ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment should be the new Democratic majority’s first goal. Ratifying the ERA would be a powerful victory not only for the women’s rights movement but also for the entirety of the … Read more
All eyes fell upon me at Young Women Sunday School when it was my turn to answer the question about what I wanted to be when I grew up. “I plan to attend law school, and later possibly run for public office,” I answered. By the time I had given my response, the temperature in … Read more
On November 8, 2016, Americans were glued to their televisions, watching as the election results rolled in and waiting to find out who their next president would be. No matter which news station they turned on, they undoubtedly heard news anchors going back and forth about Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s respective chances of winning … Read more
Shopping week (n): a free-for-all course selection perquisite simultaneously enjoyed and reviled by Harvard students that has come under recent review by the Harvard faculty. In March 2018, the Harvard faculty started discussions to change from shopping week to a preregistration structure. Faculty members say that the term “shopping” itself inspires a consumerist behavior, that … Read more