Word: ares
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It is time that we reassessed our priorities and put the lure of creature comforts into proper perspective. Depriving ourselves of life's little luxuries will take effort. But what are the alternatives? To paraphrase former Sen. Edmund M. Muskie, do we really want to sacrifice posterity for the sake...
Surely it is important for our leaders to protect the environment with the power of public policy. But it is equallly imperative that each of us make individual sacrifices if we are to bequeath a habitable planet to our children.
Harvard does not have a cheerleading squad that could rival an Alabama or a Michigan. At Harvard, there are no cheerleaders for basketball, or for hockey--as there are in some schools. Nevertheless, Harvard is moving toward creating a more substantial cheerleading program.
However this method will not solve the problem by itself. To begin with, it does not always work. Last week's rejections demonstrate that even the name and resources of Harvard are not irresistable.
Individual academic departments should be given resources to provide more specific services. Mentorship possibilities, an introduction to the departmental network and information on support services are all issues of special concern to women and minority graduate students that can best be addressed on the departmental level.