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...issue of socioeconomic differences, a subject rarely broached outside the classroom at Harvard, is not limited to events like these. Class background can affect and even dictate a Harvard student's social life, extracurricular activities, academic pursuits and personal values...
Class is rarely openly discussed, but has a profound effect on academics, extracurricular and social life. For some, Harvard is the great equalizer. For others, it's a fairy-tale land that distorts the inequalities of American society...
Keep up those grants. The more students see the council as a resource for their interests, the more powerful it will become. Council grants for student projects keep this campus interesting. We should strengthen and empower students through existing interests. The council will fail if it becomes another competing extracurricular activity...
Leveling the playing field in this way was not the primary motivation for randomization; "diversity" was. I'm not sure if the new system will promote more interaction between races or members of different extracurricular activities; I certainly hope it does, but statistics show that many blocking groups this year were composed entirely of members of one race. The new system may break up enclaves of gay and lesbian or black students, which is a shame; but there is little point in the admissions office assembling such a diverse group of students if they never have contact with each other...
After the election results are publicized, if the individual declines the position or loses the election, the individual may continue to serve at The Crimson, provided that the individual's other extracurricular obligations do not compromise the objectivity of The Crimson's coverage...