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...quarterly, is composed of four content boards: poetry, fiction, features, and art. Their mission statement is simple—“The Harvard Advocate is concerned with supporting literature and the Arts on campus”—remaining largely unchanged for over a century. DULCE EST PERICULUM Despite constant reminders of the past, members say that the Advocate’s history neither defines nor restricts the organization.Adopting the Collegian’s motto of “Dulce est Periculum” or “Danger is Sweet,” the publication has transgressed...
DULCE EST PERICULUM...
Walt E. Hunter ’04, the always savvy and composed president of The Harvard Advocate, seems to perfectly embody the publication’s motto: Dulce est Periculum. With the passing of the first submission deadline and an upcoming reading by Donald Revell sponsored by the magazine, Hunter continues to lead the publication through another semester of its storied tradition of fostering literary talent and criticism...
...should really avoid organizations with inscrutable mottoes. For instance, an alleged literary magazine on campus uses the Latin phrase "Dulce Est Periculum," which means "Danger Is Sweet." Now, if we hadn't told you that, you might have unexpectedly found yourself experiencing the sweetness of jumping off the Weeks Bridge during your comp. Beware of slogans in tongues...
...that several earlier newspapers went out of existence after they had dared to print critical articles, and even a paper co-founded by James Russell Lowell had died from lack of readers. The bravest of the College papers. The Collegian, had boasted on its masthead "Dulce est Periculum"--"Danger is Sweet"--and had run the risk of offending faulty sentiment. It too was closed down. The prospects of success for a new paper seemed bleak...