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Juliet S. Samuel ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, is a social studies concentrator in Eliot House...
...passed away." This three-word sentence allegedly spells out the factual conclusion of all earthly sources: reports by New York State Police, announcements by the Eliot resident dean, and declarations by the hospital and the embassy. Yet I cannot imagine that Hui is no longer with us: whether I’m rushing to Pfizer Lecture Hall in the morning, walking by John Harvard statue before lunch, or contemplating in my bedroom deep at night, I always seem to glimpse Hui’s image around the corner, as if about to come forward and pat on my shoulder while...
...Wang ’08, an avid hiker, biochemical sciences concentrator, and resident of Eliot House, died in a car crash in New York state’s Catskill Mountains Saturday afternoon...
...Chinese Consulate-General in New York has contacted Wang’s family in China. In an e-mail to Eliot House residents, Co-Masters Anna Bensted and Lino Pertile wrote, “a memorial service will be arranged as soon as possible in consultation with his family.” A gathering of Wang’s friends will be held tonight at the Eliot Master’s House at 8:30 p.m. In addition, the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students Association is meeting with the director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, S. Allen...
...personal development cannot be quantified. And when Harvard increased the space between students and professors under Eliot, it repudiated the prime function of the humanities, which is to help people live better lives. It is all very well and good to read what Montaigne says, but unless you think about what it means to you, it is all just words. We now expect students to figure out things by themselves, without the aid of an involved teacher, who can not only redirect students to texts, but guide them through those that offer the most intelligent appraisals of human experience...