Rap music has always placed a special significance on hometown. As a source of pride and community, rappers continually make lyrical reference to the city that gave them their start, be it “Chiraq” or “good ol’ Watts.” Beyond the hometown shoutout, local styles influence the way artists make use of rhyme and rhythm and add … Read more
Political scientist Charles Murray’s visit to Middlebury last March triggered protests and violence. This fall, Murray is slated to speak at Harvard on September 6th as part of the Harvard College Open Campus Initiative’s speaker series. It is understandable why many are outraged by Murray’s ideas. In his controversial 1994 book The Bell Curve, Murray … Read more
José Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and activist. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, and San Francisco Chronicle. In 2011, he published an article in the New York Times revealing his undocumented status. He has since founded Define American, a non-profit organization aimed at creating a dialog on issues … Read more
When a Harvard committee released its new report on unrecognized single-gender social organizations, it quietly changed the terms of the final club debate. Unlike the original sanctions, which would allow the exclusive clubs to remain if they made a lukewarm commitment to gender inclusivity, the proposed sanctions acknowledge the fundamental inequalities these clubs represent. However, … Read more
I’m not here to lambast the final clubs for the inequality and gender, race and class-based discrimination they perpetuate. While those negatives undoubtedly exist, the recently proposed ban on “Unrecognized Single Gender Social Organizations” does little to fix these harms. To truly help female students, Harvard should focus on making concerted, proactive policy decisions that … Read more
The British Labour Party is currently facing internal fracturing and an identity crisis which impede its ability to effectively oppose Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government. The Labour frontbench, headed by Jeremy Corbyn, represents a fringe wing of the party, and largely does not resonate with the majority of Labour Party Members of Parliament, or … Read more