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Articles by Margot I. Cerbone
Harvard Can’t Force Discourse
Harvard students don’t know how to talk to each other. Countless surveys, speeches, and reports all come to the same conclusion: Harvard is polarized and has been so for a while. The University’s efforts to bridge this divide, though steadfast, have been unfortunately misguided. In recent years, the College has championed “Intellectual Vitality” — an initiative designed to engage students in civil discourse — among other efforts, in hopes of inspiring a unilateral campus culture change.
Harvard’s Trash Problem Is Deeper Than That
It’s 6:30 p.m. on a Sunday evening, and all I want is my Sunday Sundae. I leave the cozy cocoon of my dorm to brave the cold on the way to Annenberg Hall expecting the usual: a picture-perfect walk through Harvard Yard to the Science Center Plaza. Instead, I am bombarded by piles of trash spewing from too few containers. There are only two prominent trash cans on my walk between Wigglesworth Hall and the Science Center. This arrangement causes big problems — especially on weekends.
Harvard Could Learn a Thing or Two From Femininity
It’s a pretty good time for the 10,000 women of Harvard. Classes 2025 to 2028 are each majority woman, and it’s no longer surprising to see girls serving as University presidents, acting in shows, or even studying in Lamont Library. Despite the abundance of women on campus, femininity is on the decline — traditionally feminine values, aspirations, and careers have yet to receive the respect afforded to their masculine counterparts.
Harvard, I Have More Than Seven Friends
Tense conversations outside of Annenberg Hall. Hushed phone calls in the Lamont Library stairwells. A sense of despair permeating the first-year dorms. It’s that dreaded time of year again: housing season. Blocking has long been a source of stress for many students. But the elimination of linking has only made things more cutthroat. Deciding your blocking group hasn’t always been this bad.
Dissent: Why Is Protecting Jewish Students Up For Debate?
Fifteen months after the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee first held Israel “entirely responsible” for the October 7th massacre, Harvard’s Jewish and Israeli students have finally secured a victory. According to the Editorial Board, that’s a problem.
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