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Though dinner discussions aren’t filled with purely academic topics, Harvard is still a place where students think about their place and significance in the world. E-mail lists and posters constantly advertise events with public intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Michael Sandel, and the fact that these events happen so often is an indicator of the thriving intellectual community at our school. Perhaps when we feel that we are losing touch with this community we should blame not our fellow students but ourselves; how often do we delete these emails without reading them or glance at posters...
...claim that Harvard is devoid of intellectual discussion is to ignore the endless possibilities for debate and conversation that exist within its walls. Before complaining, students should first seek out established discussions venues and make sure they are participating in them as fully as possible. Most of us probably wouldn’t shy away from a heated high-culture discussion, but we shouldn’t be expected to make every dinner conversation about Nietzsche or “War and Peace.” Sometimes we just need to sit down and have an even more heated conversation...
...City of Cambridge—and Harvard University facilities in the city—remain unaffected by a major water main leak that took place Saturday in Weston, Mass. and has left an estimated two million Boston area residents without potable tap water...
With a record of 12-12 going into the Eastern Championship, the women’s water polo team knew it had the opportunity to grab either a winning season or a losing one. Unfortunately for Harvard, the unranked Crimson squad fell in three close contests to No. 7 Michigan (32-6), No. 19 Bucknell (17-10) and Maryland (15-19) to end the year...
...Harvard entered the three-game championship seeded eighth out of eight teams, knowing that a victory over some of the top seeds would propel the Crimson into the NCAA tournament. But while Harvard did improve on last year’s 12-16 record, a win was not in the cards...