Word: socialism
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These two notions of Harvard parallel the political divide that defines the debate over the nation's most bitterly contested social issues. Liberals tend to be structuralists, arguing, for instance, that welfare is needed because macro-economic forces create little demand for low-skilled workers. Conservatives, by contrast, are usually individualists, arguing, for instance, that the responsibility for paying for the poor falls not on the state, but on the poor themselves, who are responsible for finding their own job in a free market system...
What would such a synthesis look like? Using social life as one example, a synthetic approach might agree that structuralists are right that the absence of hallways in many dorms and Houses and the domination of final clubs over the party scene make it extremely difficult for the majority of students to make new friends or meet potential partners. At the same time, a synthesis would recognize that individualists are also right to say that there are people out there you would want to meet, and that whether you find the places where those people are (be it through class...
...Social life--It works well for serial monogamists (people who like long-term relationships), not well for people who like random hook-ups or casual dating. It's good for social butterfly types, because there are a lot of cool people to meet, but terrible for introverts, because there are very few opportunities to meet new people...
...Harvard. As we leave Harvard and go our separate ways, we need to remember that Harvard's ethos is only one among many, and that lifelong happiness will only come when each of us finds a place with an ethos we can share. Jal D. Mehta'99, a social studies concentrator in Eliot House, was executive editor of The Crimson...
Some students joke that the term "final club" refers to the notion that it is the final club you will ever have to join in your life. Indeed, a final club provides a vast social web, allegiance to which affords its members a network of connections that not only extends far, but continues long after one's time at Harvard. With final clubs existing as selective, male organizations, it is unsurprising to me that women at Harvard would endeavor to create a similarly beneficial network for female students and alumni...