Op Eds
Why Was My High School More Fun Than Harvard?
Harvard-Yale shouldn’t be the only time students have school spirit. Imagine a student section where themes and traditions make every Saturday unforgettable, where every game has the enthusiasm of Harvard-Yale.
Higher Ed Is Under Attack. An Organized Faculty Is Its Best Defense.
The future of higher education will require us to demonstrate what shared governance looks like — from our legislatures to our libraries.
Cyclists Are Dying in Cambridge. Copenhagen Might Have The Answer.
The City of Cambridge must act now — using tried-and-tested approaches from cities like Copenhagen — to prevent more cyclist deaths.
I Traveled to 46 States in America This Summer. Here’s Why Trump Won.
As a pipeline to mainstream media, Harvard, and its future journalists, have to consider the audience they lose when they stay inside of their bubble and ignore the issues of everyday Americans.
This Veterans Day, Harvard Failed Its Vets
Harvard should have Veterans Day off. But the deeper issue is Harvard’s larger disconnect from its veteran community.
We Led the JFK Jr. Forum. Now More Than Ever, the IOP Must Remain Nonpartisan.
Adopting a partisan stance would jeopardize the fundamental mission of the IOP, inhibit necessary conversations, and further isolate students from perspectives held by a majority of Americans.
I’m the IOP’s President. With Trump’s Election, We Can No Longer Be Nonpartisan.
The IOP’s choice is clear: It is time to choose a commitment to democracy over a commitment to nonpartisanship.
We Ran Harvard for Harris. Our Fight Against Donald Trump Begins Today.
The outpouring of enthusiasm and effort we witnessed over the last three months has been remarkable. That energy cannot end here.
We’re Harvard Library Workers. We Stand in Solidarity with the Study-Ins.
We library workers call on Harvard libraries to lift the library bans on students, faculty, and staff, and implore Harvard libraries to refrain from disciplining those who study together, united not in disruption but by a shared conviction.
Harvard Goes to the Polls: Students Weigh in on the 2024 Election
You’ve heard it before, but we’ll say it again: This is a historic election for this country and for higher education. As voters go to the polls to decide between Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump, we present perspectives from six students — and the Editorial Board — on how they’re feeling, what they think, and where they hope today will take us. —Tommy Barone ’25 and Jacob M. Miller ’25, Crimson Editorial Chairs
Harvard’s Human Rights Centers Should Speak On Human Rights Issues
A research center whose very mission embodies certain principles — such as a human rights center — should always be free to make statements consistent with those principles.
When A Marine General Warns About Trump’s Fascism, We Should Listen
When a four-star Marine general sounds the alarm — despite every instinct and institutional pressure to remain silent — that Trump is a threat to the future of American democracy, we must listen.
I Was Uber’s Chief Lobbyist. Vote to Let Its Drivers Unionize.
Believe me when I say: Massachusetts must vote yes on Ballot Question 3 to empower rideshare workers to unionize and fight back against their exploitation.
Taking Back Harvard: Addressing Our Sexual Assault Culture Means Reckoning With History
Our University’s future cannot be built on the same unacknowledged violence and complicity that has defined its past. It must be forged, instead, through action, accountability, and a commitment to justice.
HSA’s Laundry Service Is Ridiculous
There’s more to college than learning how to complete coursework on time or pad a resume.
