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...juncture will do nothing to clarify public opinion—its only effect will be to generate a bitter, divisive political campaign at a time when the Commonwealth sorely needs political cooperation.Given the deeply personal, transformative impact marriage can have on a couple—as well as the obvious value of hospital visitation rights, child custody, and retirement benefits—the stakes for gay and lesbian couples are clear. But we fail to see what the state, or for that matter those opposed to same-sex marriage, would gain in return by such a ban—besides...
...There are two obvious problems with this model for improving participation. The first is a free rider problem; what’s to prevent me, a delinquent student, from skipping out on my CUE evaluations, only to use my roommates’ access later? One hopes, however, that there will be enough of a benefit in avoiding the inconvenience of using a roommate’s computer every time one wants to see the CUE survey to induce students to fill out the online forms...
...choice stage.” In today’s gender-conscious world, intentionally or not, an applicant’s gender will be a factor in the hiring process. Why not admit this—and admit that the sex of our president is going to have some obvious side effects...
...Republican Club (HRC)—their board is entirely male. That an all-male board goes relatively unnoticed is a testament to the male-dominated political scene at Harvard; if the HRC board was all-female, it would be considered a campus phenomenon. While it’s obvious that a problem exists, getting women to talk about it is easier said than done. Too often we try to ignore it, not wanting to appear whiny or get slapped with the label “feminist.” When we refuse to acknowledge the problem, however, it never...
...called for jihad in Africa, trying to capitalize on its extreme poverty. Here's how we can respond. While malaria has shaped Africa's poverty trap, it is a trap that can finally be unlocked. Spectacular technological advances, some stunningly simple, offer practical and low-cost solutions. The most obvious one is insecticide-treated bed nets, now cleverly engineered to last up to five years. The cost to manufacture, ship and distribute each net is $10. A new generation of medicines based on artemisinin, an extract from a traditional Chinese herbal remedy, is remarkably effective in treating cases...