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Beantown transplants may question why such a trivial issue would garner front-page coverage in a major newspaper, but true Bostonians would never doubt the relevance of the Herald’s lurid press account. The Tom Brady ball cap controversy only underscores the importance of the Red Sox in local culture—a team beloved by New Englanders for the egalitarian, working class values it embodies...
...community—protested yesterday afternoon in front of Mass. Hall, marking the kickoff of a widely publicized hunger strike aimed at convincing the University to support better working conditions for security guards. Eleven members of the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM) said they would fast in order to garner support for recently unionized security guards employed by subcontractor AlliedBarton, who are currently undergoing contract negotiations with the company. SLAM member and strike participant Alyssa M. Aguilera ’08-’09 said the campaign is necessary to draw the attention of the community and the administration...
...these questions are ultimately irrelevant. For better or worse, as the population of five million grows, SL is bound to garner more attention from politicians, who hardly need reminding that a few thousand votes one way or the other can make the difference. In a tight election campaign, like the recent French one, we shouldn’t be surprised to see politicians and their staffers logging-in to SL. In fact, we should embrace the democratization of SL and related experiments in political engagement that reach out to a marginalized, but otherwise discriminating and informed audience. After...
From the very beginning, David L. Halberstam ’55 seemed destined for a career in journalism. Elected a news editor for The Crimson his freshman year, Halberstam rose through the ranks to garner the position of managing editor his junior year. It was his tireless devotion to the paper—sometimes even at the expense of his grades—and his endless enthusiasm that set him apart to those who knew...
...managing editor at The Crimson, Halberstam worked alongside features editor William M. Beecher ’55 and associate managing editor J. Anthony Lukas ’55, both of whom would also go on to garner Pulitzers. (In total, five alums from the Class of ’55 won the award.) Together, Halberstam and Lukas covered the January 1953 resignation of James Bryant Conant, who left Massachusetts Hall to serve as German High Commissioner...