Crimson opinion writer
Miriam E. Goldberger
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Diversity Requires Your Participation
I used to see this archetypal Harvard student as the ideal. But as an Orthodox Jew, my own self-identity often failed to adhere to this model — both in theory and practice.
Harvard Can’t Afford to Neglect the Humanities
Harvard exists to promote the highest intellectual pursuit in every discipline — it can’t leave the humanities behind.
Stop Chatting With ChatGPT
I am not arguing for a wholesale proscription against AI. It is a part of our world and, in many cases, can be used for good. Rather, we should be intentional in preventing AI from replacing our human connections. If we do so, we will lose so much good.
Harvard Needs Recess
So who said recess needs to end in college? And why should students go hungry? A thirty minute lunch break is workplace standard — it should be the same at Harvard.
Harvard Students Must Stand for Their Beliefs
Whether we like it or not, people pay attention to what happens on our campus, and Harvard students can make a tremendous impact if we decide to stand up for the things in which we believe.
I Observe Shabbat Every Week. Here’s Why You Should Too.
To hyperproductive Harvard students, taking an entire, fully unplugged day off each week may seem impossible — or even prehistoric. But I believe that everyone — Jewish or otherwise — stands to benefit from their own personal version of Shabbat.
We Get It, You Think You’re Cool
We are no longer all just freshmen. There are now ingroups and outgroups, freshmen on their way to the top of the social ladder and those who have yet to set foot on its first rung.
