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...place of the anti-democratic kernel of the Harvardian ideal, then, we must shun leadership and commit to humility. We begin our revolution by admitting our incapacity to dictate “solutions” to anyone else and by asserting our willingness to really engage the realities of the oppressed. For what we enable, then, is democracy of a genuine sort. As the “best” represents always a subset of the general population, submission to the “best and the brightest” presupposes the annulment of properly democratic politics. Against this...

Author: By Adaner Usmani | Title: Against Leadership | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...said Rennell, who was a Crimson photographer. “When you’re young, it’s your time to test your body and go on all of these adventures.” The lust for adventure prompted Rennell to leave Harvard for a year to commit himself to 14 months of on-and-off filming. “He wasn’t sure whether he wanted to do it or not, but I definitely encouraged him, because obviously it was a once in a lifetime experience,” said former roommate Thomas M. Hamnett...

Author: By Lindsay P. Tanne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Hopes To Be 'Last One Standing' | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...challenge Rep. Randy Kuhl (pronounced "cool"), a Republican from upstate New York, for his seat next year, and he couldn't believe his good fortune. As his potential opponent voted against the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Plans (SCHIP), Massa felt like he was watching Kuhl commit "political suicide" for all to see on C-SPAN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Hay Over the Health Care Veto | 10/2/2007 | See Source »

...problem is that they are two individuals who chose to commit armed robbery,” he said. “They don’t care if the victims are Harvard students...

Author: By Noah S. Bloom, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Two Grad Students Robbed at Gunpoint | 10/1/2007 | See Source »

...other sport are pubescent scholarship offers more prolific than in basketball. The University of Arizona offered a sharpshooter named Matt Carlino a scholarship when he was in the seventh grade. The high school freshman also has one from Arizona State. He has yet to commit. Dion Waiters, 15, a sophomore from Philadelphia, is attending his third high school, but he knows his first college: he'll suit up for Syracuse University. Scout.com has identified 13 players just starting 10th grade who have already committed. "It's just crazy to offer kids so early," says University of South Carolina coach Dave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Courting Eighth-Graders | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

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