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Last year, when the Undergraduate Council (UC) voted to pilot a program installing condom dispensers in freshman dorms, four square inches of concern for student health became a hot topic on campus. Those in support of the measure applauded the UC for taking steps to encourage safe sex among freshmen. Among the set of those opposed, however, several surprising characteristics emerged. Their conservative voices were considerably louder than expected at ostensibly left-wing Harvard, and women were a substantial component of the vocal opposition. They accused the availability of free condoms as objectifying women; by tacitly making...
...should actively and formally involve students in the selection of a new FAS dean. Faust is taking some steps to solicit student input. She has hatched an e-mail account to pool individual students’ advice on the dean search, and, if history is any indicator, the Undergraduate Council (UC) will convene an unofficial student committee that will prepare a report and get limited face time with her. These are, however, highly imperfect substitutes for open, organized communication with undergraduates. A committee would produce a less random and more productive student agenda than a digest of e-mails ever...
...friendship. Some of my friends and I—we all rigorously adhere to an ethic of cultural relativism—call these people, “The Bad People.” They are on par with people who make conversation during television shows, hold opinions about Undergraduate Council candidates, or sing “Happy Birthday” in restaurants...
...increase in the termbill fee, from $35 to $75, was designed to overcome the financial obstacles associated with mounting large campus-wide events, especially concerts with big-name artists. When it became painfully obvious that UC members’ ineptitude, not money, was the real issue, the council rightly jettisoned its social programming function—and a third of its membership—but was left with its termbill windfall intact. As it stands, the UC’s budget exceeds...
...Such headaches might all be worth it if the adjustment does what it's intended to do: conserve energy. Whether it will, however, is a subject of disagreement. According to an analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), by 2020 cumulative consumer savings from the extra hour of sunshine will reach $4.4 billion, and the lowered energy use will eliminate the need to build more than three large electric power plants and prevent nearly 10.8 million metric tons of carbon emissions from contributing to global warming. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), who introduced the DST amendment...