Image credit: Sebastian Reyes “Hey Harvard, you can’t hide! We can see your greedy side!” served as the morning wake-up call for students living in the Harvard Yard on Wednesday. Harvard University Dining Service workers and Harvard students alike are joining picket lines at dining halls across campus to put pressure on the University as … Read more
*Some names of students have been changed to protect their identities “I used to hide in Widener. You?” *Henry Yi ’19 sat across from me describing his first semester on campus at Harvard. Unlike most students who periodically hide away in Widener Library to study, his intentions were more than mere preparation for midterms and … Read more
Rodney King. Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Tamir Rice. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. These are just some of the African American males who have suffered or lost their lives under some form of police brutality. This brutality contradicts the very mission of policing: the Ferguson Police Department’s website describes their mission as providing “protection of life … Read more
Hugo Alconada Mon is originally from La Plata, Argentina and graduated from the University of La Plata Law School. He is currently the editor of Investigations at La Nación, an Argentine publication where he has worked since 2002. Alconada Mon has won various prestigious awards for his investigations and even participated in the International Consortium … Read more
As the Syrian refugee crisis escalates during a time when international political discourse is tainted by xenophobia, one looking for long-term solutions can only turn to the root cause of the exodus: the Syrian Civil War, which has raged for years with no signs of a ceasefire. Perhaps in an attempt to end the conflict that … Read more
Sixty years ago, Bert the cartoon turtle was a familiar figure to students in classrooms across the country. Bert reminded students about the importance of “duck and cover” in the event of a nuclear strike. His omnipresence was but one symbol of America’s nuclear obsession. From the mass construction of personal bomb shelters to dissemination … Read more
What Is Gerrymandering? 2014 was a tough year for Democrats. In addition to losing their Senate majority in dramatic fashion, the Democrats also saw the Republican margin of control in the House of Representatives grow from 33 seats to 46. They got clobbered in state elections, too, with the GOP securing of 31 out of … Read more
I walk into the Cambridge office of General Catalyst, located in a 4th floor office building adjacent to the Charles hotel. The space is warm and well-lit, with modern furnishings and polished hardwood floors. Chatter floats from nearby conference rooms as smartly-dressed partners wander in and out of the lobby. It’s business as usual on … Read more
As soon as President Faust announced new restrictions on members of single sex-organizations, virtually every affected group on campus displayed conspicuous outrage. Fraternity members lashed out in conversation and online, sorority sisters unified on Facebook, and final club members—well, as usual, they said little. Members of some single-gender organizations even started to make a legal … Read more
Months ago, thousands of college students in the Greater Boston area—I among them— returned to school on the Sunday after Thanksgiving break. Living only an hour away from Boston, my family was confident that, despite crowded seasonal traffic conditions, our ride on the I-90 wouldn’t be that awful. After all, around Massachusetts the “Pike” is … Read more