Op Eds
Defending the Indefensible
It is imperative that Harvard adopt principled guidelines and vetting practices to ensure that war criminals and their official apologists—regardless of country of origin—not be given a platform at our university.
Harvard’s Allston Opportunity
What matters now is what Harvard will do both with what it already owns in Allston and Brighton and with the eight-acre site of the Charlesview Apartments that Harvard may soon acquire.
Stumping for Stupak
It is unreasonable to say that the Stupak amendment would curtail any women’s “right to choose,” and, moreover, there is no evidence it would lead to unsafe abortions.
Stolen by the Street
How many more of America’s young and brightest will ask themselves what kind of chumps they are to give up the chance to earn 100 or 500 times more than their mentors, their doctors, their favorite professors, their idols and heroes?
At the Crossroads
Only open debate and inclusiveness leads away from the business-determined road we’re on and toward the university whose highest goals are to educate its students and nourish its community.
The Vital Question
We’re certainly at a historical fork in the road, but we need not choose between vitality and security.
Guilty by Association
We call on the administration to be more sensitive to the needs and experiences of Arab-American student organizations on campus, recognizing the uniquely precarious position in which we find ourselves in the wake of tragedies that affect us all, as Americans.
Troop Surge in Afghanistan
The American people may worry that more American troops will slow the ability of Afghan troops to take up their own national security. However, with the recent engagement between insurgents and Afghan troops, it is clear that those native forces are increasingly effective.
Beyond Bacon and Eggs
If any member of the Harvard community is concerned about hot breakfast, House life, or college life in general, then the Idea Bank is the most effective way to have your voice heard.
Keep Russia From Ukraine’s Polls
Without the chance to recover from the recession and sort out its own political problems free from Russian intervention, Ukraine will never be able to progress beyond its Soviet past and become a wealthy and solidly-democratic state.
