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...Harvard seeks a simple solution to not only obviate on-campus homicides but also to promote student well-being, it need look no further. The answer is something that makes even the least nostalgic of us hearken back to the good ‘ole days of junior high: PE. Harvard should create a physical education department, and institute a mandatory physical education graduation requirement...
This would not be an avant-garde move, but an attempt to keep up with the times. Universities as varied as Stanford, the University of California at Santa Cruz, and Wellesley already have PE departments. Nor would a PE department and a requirement be redundant: Harvard’s current Department of Athletics offers only a limited number of recreational classes. Currently, students are not required to participate in any activity—but research shows that they should...
...bent on producing successful world citizens, Harvard can’t afford to ignore the body-mind connection. An August 2006 study in the journal “Stress & Health” found, in college students, a significant negative relationship between physical activity and perceived hassles/anxiety. As Wellesley College PE department chair Bridget Belgiovine said, “You’ve got to have an active body in order to continue to keep your mind rejuvenated.” Harvard students, whose day-to-day environment is intensely competitive, could all use a little stress relief...
College-funded PE classes would offer all students high-quality exercise opportunities. Currently, students who seek to participate in classes more exotic or more athletically intensive than those offered in the MAC are forced to use often expensive outside venues. Students who are not inspired by current offerings and who cannot afford outside classes may opt out of exercise entirely. In contrast, a PE department could organize a diverse range of classes with well-trained instructors and high quality facilities—and make finding, enrolling in, and attending classes hassle-free...
Students should be required to take two half-courses of PE in their freshman or sophomore years, much like they are required to take Expos. Varsity athletes could earn one half-course of credit for each year of participation in their sport, and club sport athletes could earn up to but not more than one half-course of credit. Class offerings could include anything from “Rock Body Boot camp,” a class offered at Stanford University, to “Scuba Rescue Diving,” one of the University of California at Santa Cruz?...