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...environment that grants us both the freedom to explore and create unrestrained, and to make a concrete difference during the course of our four years on campus. However, there is much this mindset can encourage us to ignore. Emerson eschews involvement with institutions and traditions because they limit the individual??s ability to act freely. On the Harvard campus, this mindset can translate into an aversion for University politics, though not without good reason. The combination of institutional inertia and a decision-making process that outlasts an undergraduate career can lead to understandable frustration. Additionally, students are often...
...different parts of your soul,” said Shearer. O’Donnell said that celebrities such as George Clooney have credibility in their philanthropy because their careers are already established. And Shearer also suggested that the effectiveness of celebrity civic engagement hinges on the sincerity of the individual??s commitment. “The question you have to ask is, are you contributing to the culture of inauthenticity rampant in this country?” said Shearer. Political issues can be successfully incorporated into entertainment media like the Simpsons, said Shearer. “But only...
...classification has failed to appreciate the distinction between outright discrimination due to factors one cannot change—like race or gender— and those that one can—like religion and political views. Sometimes, a statement clarifying that the leadership criteria include an individual??s adherence to certain beliefs is necessary to preserve the group’s integrity and purpose, and in this case, the latter type ought to be permitted. Can, after all, a Christian group flourish with a non-Christian leading prayer? I doubt it. As the AACF constitution correctly states...
...broad principle in evaluating its non-discrimination policies, and the Corporation’s decision falls under this reasoning. The choice to live as a man, woman, or to choose not to identify within a traditional gender category is a personal one and in no way negatively impacts an individual??s role at the University. In terms of numbers, Harvard’s transgender population is small compared to the size of the entire community. This detracts, however, from neither the symbolic value of the statement nor the real impact it will have on those directly affected...
...regular care through their personal HSA. Therefore, patients will be less likely to overuse the system and will go to the doctor only when their need approaches the cost of the service. Moreover, HSAs are tied to individuals, not corporations. Consequently, shifting jobs won’t affect an individual??s health insurance, which will allow for more consistency over job transitions and the employment status.Yet, as with most plans, the HSA is not perfect. As Democrats have rightly pointed out, this plan fails to address a major flaw in the current system: the millions of uninsured Americans...