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Mather’s pottery studio (in the basement of the tower) offers weekly courses, where Harvard-affiliated women in their late 20s, forward-thinking male undergraduates looking to make that perfect Valentine’s Day gift-—and anyone else who’s interested-—gather to learn braid- and pot-making from Pamela Gorgone. Enrolled students are given keys to the studio for outside of class hours, and out-of-house students can also take classes, for a small additional...
...realize that many students are concerned that our efforts will hurt financial aid for future students. However, despite its lofty language, the traditional Senior Gift does not directly improve financial aid. Harvard is 100 percent need-blind and in competition with other top schools for the country’s brightest students—future generations will receive aid in accordance with standing policy regardless of the Senior Gift...
Another common criticism is that we are setting a terrible precedent for future years. But the reality is that every year someone boycotts, protests, or otherwise maligns the Senior Gift, usually unsuccessfully. This year is different for two reasons. First, genocide is hardly the “liberal cause of the day.” We trust that Harvard-educated seniors are capable of weighing the choices and making the right decision in any given year. Second, we are seeking to align the goals of the Senior Gift—educating seniors about its financial needs and demonstrating our true...
Finally, in response to the contention that we have created division, we contend that we are expressing the legitimate voice of many seniors. We have never meant to insinuate that supporting the traditional Senior Gift is supporting genocide. We have instead underlined that by doubling its holdings in PetroChina, Harvard insinuates that we are not concerned about genocide...
Victor O. Amoo ’05 is an Economics and African Studies concentrator in Eliot House. Jane Kim ’05 is a Social Studies concentrator in Adams House. Both are members of the Senior Gift PLUS initiative...