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...vision for the University will continue to influence its next leader. Given the widely-held belief that the agenda of the president has become the agenda of the University, an overwhelming majority of donors and alums contacted by The Crimson say they believe that fundraising will not be affected in the long-term.Harvard is an institution that transcends individuals, they say, and its fundraising effort—“a machine that’s such a well-oiled juggernaut,” in the words of one major donor—will not suffer despite the recent unrest.LOST...
...self-reliant individuals are simply too busy and too fragmented to acknowledge any sort of collective identity. As a result, there is no student voice to speak of. We have surrendered our role in the decision-making processes of the University, largely oblivious to the short-term decisions that affect our own undergraduate experience and disinterested in long-term projects that will affect future classes. The student response to the Faculty’s inability to muster the quorum needed to expand the course evaluation system? Silence. And when the Undergraduate Council seemingly forgot to fill student representative seats...
...future.Understand a problem before you try to solve it. “Shaking things up”—making random changes to a system rather than analyzing its operation—is irrational and usually makes it run worse. Making changes that affect people’s lives without considering the consequences is unethical leadership.An institution is community property, and if the owners want it changed, they should tell the community how and why. On this point a university is different from a razor blade company. Harvard can’t bottle up the truth; misrepresentations...
...circuit, this year presented the challenge of rising academic commitments. Despite receiving an invitation to the Senior World Championships last fall, Cross passed up the opportunity due to class conflicts. It was the first such instance in her fencing career. She worked hard not to allow her schoolwork to affect her play. But by the winter it was clear she was not herself; both school and the pressure to perform, she admits, affected her. “I think it was my first up-and-down season in a while,” Cross says...
...aged 18 or over, have already been selected for MGH’s yearlong study. The National Institute on Drug Abuse is coordinating the clinical trials, which are sponsored by Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the vaccine. Gharib said that she was unsure how a nicotine vaccine would affect college-age adults or teenagers. She said that younger people may be less interested in the vaccine because they tend to be more risk-prone than older adults, who may be “feeling mortality a little bit more.” “They kind...