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People ask me all the time, “What is the best part about being a Crimson columnist?” There are so many benefits to the position that I don’t even know where to begin. I relish the opportunity to use Harvard’s premier media outlet to express my strong opinions about controversial topics that affect the very core of our University and even the world at large, like how chicken parmigiana should be served more often than biweekly. I love the power to stimulate intellectual debate over some of the world?...
...hopes of mixing Western and Southern diversity into the plain-vanilla tradition of Iowa and New Hampshire. Big states like California and New York had always felt they weren't getting the respect--or campaign promises--they deserved from candidates, and when they saw the shuffle of dates begin, they moved their primaries to Feb. 5. At last count, more than 25 states were considering voting on or before then...
CORRECTION: The May 3 news article “CUE Guide Adopts Use of Full Text” incorrectly stated that the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) established a pilot program, set to begin next year, which would include the full text of student course evaluations in the online CUE guide. In fact, the CUE only decided to discuss the possibility of a pilot program with the Faculty Council. The story also incorrectly stated that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will vote on making the program required next year. In fact, no date has been set for a vote...
...remains personally identifiable. While Google announced in March that it would make server logs anonymous after 18 to 24 months, the rest of the internet has not taken such steps toward protecting a user’s privacy. The purpose of Mayer-Schoenberger’s paper is to begin to create a discussion on the topic and, he hopes, lead to a new law allowing people to choose just what information about them remains forever recorded on the internet. “Is this government going to be looking at this favorably?” Mayer-Schoenberger asked...
...Democrats begin negotiating with Republicans, the central question will be how strong they can make what's left of the bill, particularly the "benchmarks" for Iraqi progress on such issues as democratization, strengthening their security forces, cutting down on sectarian violence, disarming the militias and other goals. President Bush opposes any move to punish the Iraqis if they do not meet those targets, but some congressional Republicans say they might be willing to consider reducing non-military aid, including reconstruction funds. What they will not support, says one G.O.P. leadership aide, is anything that ties the benchmarks to a troop...