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...proving that your enemy’s enemy is your friend, Vellucci switched allegiances in 1965 when Yale researchers announced that Norwegian Leif Ericson, rather than Italian Christopher Columbus, had discovered America. According to a 1971 Crimson article, Vellucci, an Italian, was incensed...
After chatting with some clubbing friends and a few glasses of champagne, the girls headed to Trio, which is billed as a lounge but also has a dance floor. Deeming the Columbus Day party worthy of a few hours, the girls partied with their non-Harvard club friends until Trio closed...
Since the fateful voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and his sighting of land on Oct. 11, the lives of people indigenous to the “New World” have drastically been changed forever. Alcoholism, unemployment and gang violence among this country’s 2.5 million Native Americans continue to challenge policymakers in Washington. For their part, Native Americans have recognized that the only available remedy is the continued development of well-educated civil and tribal leaders. The Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), which was started in 1970, has focused on this objective as a large...
...many Native American students returned from the summer shocked to discover that their “second home” on campus was being moved without warning. The decision by the provost displayed a clear disregard for the input of students who have been directly affected. Moreover, as of Columbus Day, a Sept. 18 letter sent by alums to the provost seeking to ascertain his reasoning behind the decision has yet to receive a response. It would be a great shame for Harvard to be eclipsed by Cornell, Dartmouth or Stanford in the study of Native American communities...
...This Columbus Day, Native Americans are reminded once again of the battles that still need to be fought to bring attention to pressing issues in their communities. Perhaps when HUNAP is provided with genuine support and strong financial commitment that it needs to really become “the world’s premier academic center for Native America,” that struggle will become significantly easier...