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...editors: I take significant issue with Mr. Bronshtein’s recently published “Make the Admissions Game Fair” (op-ed, Sep. 21) for several reasons. Initially, however, I will stand alongside the author in applauding the College’s recent decision to abolish its early action policy. It does represent an important step towards Harvard’s recruitment of “the very best,” as Bronshtein labels them, regardless of socioeconomic, geographic, or—for lack of better term—scholastic origin. It is true...
...editors: Re: “Lose the Booze at Tailgate, Says Dean,” news, Sep. 20. The College administration’s newly-released tailgate policy, “The Rules of the Game: Harvard-Yale 2006,” has the potential to be dangerous. I doubt it is intended to be so, because I sincerely believe the College’s primary concern in this matter is the safety and welfare of the undergraduates. Obviously, when abused, alcohol is a health risk. We, the undergraduates, definitely need to demonstrate personal responsibility when drinking alcohol. But considerations...
...editors: Re: “A Better Carnival,” comment, Sep. 18. I’m not particularly sure what Harry Lewis would have thought of the Harvard Carnival. Nor do I care. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and almost everyone else I’ve spoken to agrees. Sure, it wasn’t a giant kegger, and sure, the line was too long for me to ride bumper cars. But whether it was “matriarchal coercion” or genuine interest, awkward and nerdy Harvard students came together in numbers that we only...
...editors: I hope Juliet Samuel (“A Place Called Community,” op-ed, Sep. 18) means well, but she seems rather misinformed about the ways the English system of university education works. Although I am told she is British, I took a degree from Oxbridge, and I cannot say I recognize those esteemed universities in the caricature she presents. Oxbridge undergrads and grad students enjoyed a healthy social life with all sorts of people, not just their entryway cohort, at least in my experience of less than 10 years ago. Merely being part of the same...
Imagine the public’s confusion, and outrage, if the government suddenly decided to dock 15 percent of its disbursals for an unknown purpose. Unthinkable? Not if the ‘government’ is Harvard University and the recipients are student groups. On Sep. 7, Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin announced that student groups’ donor gift accounts, which allow alumni to earmark their Harvard donations for specific student groups, will face a 15 percent tax on all withdrawals. The tax will start at 5 percent this fiscal year and rise an additional...