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Nonetheless, the Harvard Club of Boston has recently been named one of the Platinum Clubs of America, a high honor chosen by other club presidents and general managers. This is the fourth time the club has been recognized, and members see it as a reason to be optimistic about the club’s future despite its challenges. “We try to provide services to a broad spectrum, and make an effort to appeal to as many people as possible,” General Manager Eric W. Gillberg says. “We are always trying to become...

Author: By Nora A. Tufano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: End of the Old Boys Club | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

Even the most frugal of Harvard students can read e-mail and check Facebook while waiting to depart from Boston Logan Airport this holiday season, thanks to Google’s free WiFi at 47 airports across the nation and on all Virgin America flights from now until...

Author: By Linda Zhang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Logan To Offer Free WiFi Over Holidays | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...addition, HFAI hopes that speakers such as Howard draw the larger Harvard community into a discussion on higher education in America...

Author: By BETH E. BRAITERMAN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HFAI’s Priceless Advice | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...deal with her attempts to make him say the Pledge. But the argument behind his protest was a sound one. Phillips demonstrated a remarkable level of political and social awareness well beyond his years in recognizing that equality and justice for all citizens has not yet been achieved in America...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Standing Up | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

Phillips clearly found the meaning of the Pledge inconsistent with the status of equal rights in America, and he should not have been pressured to say it against his will. His refusal to pledge allegiance to the flag was in fact a patriotic form of dissent in keeping with the best ideals of the republic for which it stands. Numerous important movements in U.S. history began with individuals who recognized injustice and inequality in society and did something about it. His conscientious objection was a principled act of disobedience that deserved respect and encouragement rather than derision. The ideals...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Standing Up | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

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