On March 4, 2014, Rabbi Bruce Warshal wrote a column announcing that the he was dissociating from Hillel International because of its restrictions surrounding discourse on Israel-Palestine. A former Israeli Defense Force soldier was barred from speaking at the University of Pennsylvania because his presentation on the IDF’s abuses to Palestinians threatened Hillel International’s goals … Read more
Since ROTC was welcomed back to campus in 2011, the once raucous debate over the matter has given way to a year and a half of silence. I’d like to re-spark the chatter by submitting a simple, provocative thesis: the program has no place at Harvard, nor at any other liberal arts college. When the … Read more
We as Harvard College students are on an amazing jaunt of achievement, but too often we fail to stop and question what about the College is aiding or hindering us in this pursuit. And for those on the outside of Harvard’s bubble, let me let you into a now better understood secret: Harvard’s letter grading … Read more
The Crimson’s recent editorial extolling the decline of the humanities reveals a deeply flawed understanding of the field. The Crimson’s editors would have us accept the fall of the humanities because “people will continue to seek truth in philosophy, solace in music, and company in the pages of books.” Like many commentators arguing both in … Read more
Dean Pfister has come to Harvard with a wealth of different experiences, and a relationship that the University that has placed him in various capacities on campus. Dean Pfister arrived at Harvard in 1974 as an Assistant Professor from the University of Puerto Rico, and was tenured in 1979. A Kirkland House Master for 18 … Read more
Johanna Lee and Avika Dua go out to the Graham and Parks Alternative Public School to talk with voters about the candidates and the issues that are important to them, as well as how much of a voice they think students should have on Cambridge politics. You can access additional content by subscribing to our YouTube … Read more
The city of Boston decided in October that it had enough of the raucous MIT fraternity parties after a student fell through a skylight, crashing down four stories. The city’s ban on these parties represents widespread concern that parties, fueled in part by alcohol, are not just noisy and distracting for nearby residents, but … Read more
I seriously considered taking a gap year before starting college, exhausted after the grind of high school. Perhaps to do a bit of community service in my hometown. Or a temple stay in South Korea to clear my mind, look back on the four hectic years that had passed, and put priorities back in order. … Read more
Three days ago, the “Issues” section of Cambridge City Council candidate Logan Leslie’s website called for “A Safer, Cleaner Cambridge” characterized by an end to the “coddling” of the homeless. Leslie roundly condemned the “vagrants” and “aggressive panhandlers” that were an “embarrassment” to Cambridge and denounced the political correctness standing between Cambridge and a better … Read more
During the speech that formally announced the start of Harvard’s $6.5 billion Capital Campaign, President Faust set forth her hopes for the university’s future and defined its mission. While asserting that the campaign should fund Harvard’s continued legacy of innovation and discovery, she also explained how it should ensure that the university’s work is “as good as … Read more