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...history. Two decades ago, the last of Princeton’s eating clubs discontinued its practice of gender discrimination after a protracted legal battle that included two failed appeals to the Supreme Court. The next year, Skull and Bones, Yale’s famous secret society, voted to accept women following a contentious public fight that pitted renowned grads like John F. Kerry and William F. Buckley, Jr. against one another. But somehow, the winds of change that blew up the coast from New Jersey to New Haven never made it all the way to Cambridge. In 1984, the College...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Long Overdue | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

Being mentally ill makes it very difficult to excel in the United States, and Harvard is no exception. When a student enters Harvard with a mental disability, he or she is required to submit documentation to prove their illness. While some colleges will accept several forms of documentation, Harvard requires the student to present evidence of a neuropsychological examination from a neuropsychologist with a Ph.D. Nothing else is acceptable, not even documentation from a treating psychiatrist (M.D.) that states the illness and lays out the issues that require that a student receive various educational supports...

Author: By Christopher Mejo | Title: Harvard Oppresses the Mentally Ill | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

...these necessary accommodations afforded to people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The chance for a student to attend Harvard could be quashed when she discovers that the testing that Harvard requires is too expensive for the family. Harvard has a choice—it can either accept a broader range of documentation or pay for the costly documentation. Right now, it does neither and students like me are in danger of going unnoticed...

Author: By Christopher Mejo | Title: Harvard Oppresses the Mentally Ill | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

...Prime Minister George Papandreou, who is walking a delicate line between external demands and what Greeks will accept, the deepening gloom will make his job that much harder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despite Bailout, Greeks See Tough Road Ahead | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

Privately, many senior leaders in the ruling Congress party had complained to their party president, Sonia Gandhi, that Chidambaram used unnecessarily provocative language when talking about the Maoists. But Singh refused to accept Chidambaram's offer to resign after the massacre. With the central government still debating how to deal with the Maoists, there is confusion on the ground about how to tackle the insurgency. Gill says it's time to rethink the entire strategy and criticizes Chidambaram for giving the go-ahead to a "flawed operation." (See pictures of India's turning points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Massacre Prompts Debate Over India's Maoist War | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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