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...cannot say about any house, even a house which unifies many of its members around one kind of interest, that its community necessarily "lacks diversity." In fact, such a judgement derives its (sham) validity from the very stereotyping it seeks to combat. Think how many different fields of endeavor are grouped under such categories as "art" or "athletics." There is enormous variation in every house, now as ever, because Harvard students are incredibly diverse as a students body--the Admission Committee takes great care to achieve such heterogeneity every year, does...
Finding a senior thesis advisor for my topic was not a simple endeavor. Some of the professors I consulted had written about voter participation or the empirical process of redistricting, but precious few were engaged in current research about minority politics or representation. At the time I was seeking a thesis advisor, Thomson Professor of Government Martin L. Kilson, the lone Black tenured professor in the department, was the only scholar listed as a specialist in minority politics...
...deeply troubled. Before a woman chooses to have an abortion, she should stop and think long and hard about her choice. If a prayer vigil outside a clinic can make a woman think twice about what she's about to do, then it is a worthwhile and noble endeavor...
...ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE JESUS Seminar, we attended three of its past four meetings. We are appalled at your treatment of this endeavor (by historians, not theologians) to counter the religious literalism and fundamentalism that are sweeping the world. Careful study of the Gospels finds therein many viewpoints not in harmony with one another. It has become clear that there were as many "denominations" at the beginning as there are now! The seminar's method of voting is a completely legitimate way to identify levels of consensus. The scholars are not out to debunk healings, miraculous or otherwise...
When Harvard kicks off its third annual ARTS First Weekend with the East Coast premiere of Anthony Clarvoe's The Living at the Loeb Drama Center Mainstage tonight, the production will mark the debut of the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club's Visiting Director Project, an endeavor that has recruited professional director John Dillon to lead a student cast and crew...