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...country has already been through its share of political turmoil—culminating last year in gunfights in the streets of Beirut. Political leaders then headed to Doha and negotiated a power-sharing agreement in order to calm sectarian tensions...
...Ironically, though, these backhanded techniques are also a testament to how far democracy has come in Lebanon. In order to influence the election result, Saudi Arabia has had to directly address the citizens of Lebanon. In earlier decades, just a few big backroom deals behind closed doors might have done...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences faces a massive $220 million deficit for next year. In order to address this gap, Dean Michael Smith has announced a restructuring of FAS. With every change, there will inevitably be a constituency that objects, but Harvard should emphasize an ethos of shared sacrifice as we weather this process. The deans, along with the Harvard Corporation, should conduct a transparent process to address the deficit in such a way that harnesses the wealth of intelligence and creativity on campus and assures us that all voices are heard...
...more bluntly, Harvard has the largest university endowment in the world, and it should not be afraid of using this capital to sustain itself during the current recession. Perhaps the deans and the Corporation should release more endowment money to schools like FAS in order to ensure that budget cuts can be made without layoffs. Right now, the FAS budget deficit of $220 million comes directly from an eight percent decrease in endowment money being funneled into FAS. Although it would be unsustainable over the long term, Harvard could dip further into its endowment over the next year...
...Unfortunately, important decisions like these are made by the Harvard Corporation in an opaque and secretive manner. This process should instead be exposed to intellectual debate within the Harvard community. We must outline criteria in order to move forward so that people whose lives and families are at risk are not left out of this process...