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...cosmopolitan party includes a wide range of international guests, among whom at least a dozen languages are spoken. But rather than being a source of chaos, this polyphony is what makes the story so beautiful: friendships and romances are established between guests who do not speak a common language. Guests and terrorists alike begin by relying heavily on a translator, but relationships soon blossom and transcend language altogether...
...does not call for a position paper, legislation, or someone else’s presidential platform. It calls for people—not just men—on campus to acknowledge that sexism is not a vanished menace, but a real and subtle presence, and it demands women to speak up against displays of discrimination (as I did not, last year). Sexism is a lingering presence at Harvard, and although women should not be coddled, it is the responsibility of the entire Harvard community to make sure we are each doing our individual part to erode it. At the same...
...lead by example a lot, but I try to be encouraging and supportive to other guys,” Ogunwole said. “If I can show somebody something he’s doing wrong or could do a better way, I try to speak up and let them know.”Even to freshmen who are still acclimatizing to the expectations required of a college wrestler, Ogunwole makes every effort to help them connect with the team.“With the young guys, the captains and I try to encourage them and make them feel welcome...
...gave council members too much leverage in determining which Houses get funding.Under Hwang’s vision, the UC would distribute money to House Committees (HoCos) proportional to each House’s population, while still allowing HoCos to charge house dues.Hwang also says that UC members would not speak for students, but would be “a secretarial system,” acting as a liaison between students and administrators. ‘A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN’Over pumpkin pancakes at the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) last week, Hwang and Wong reminisce about...
...confidence to run. “My parents are an inspiration because they did not know English but somehow got through graduate school and wrote their PhD theses,” he says. “I look at them now and they still can’t really speak English. That they could accomplish this with no support system...is a big inspiration...