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...Awareness has dropped significantly as well. Compared with campuses around the country where ROTC is a significant feature of student life and adds greatly to the diversity of student organizations, at Harvard it’s hardly a blip on most students??€™ radar. Without the ROTC presence, we are missing out on exposure to a potentially valuable and fulfilling experience that is entirely different from what most of us are used to. Whatever you believe about the war in Iraq or the role of the military at universities, these are topics that should be open to discussion. Banning...
...Harvard once again begins the unceremonious deactivation of its students??€™ swipe cards—some for just the summer, and some forever—consider just what that swipe access represents for students here and at schools across the country. Access to higher education provides access to opportunity in its strictest sense and can be both a source of individual pride and a path of achievement for young adults. Yet, we cannot be content with the status quo in the United States. Access to quality education must continue to be expanded for students of socioeconomically and geographically diverse...
...fees need not serve as another obstacle to socioeconomic diversification. The fee hike announced in April is directed at improving the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), administered by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). The system is designed to observe and document the activities of international students??€”which is in itself a cause for concern. Excessive tracking systems will only increase feelings of exclusion and turn away more talented international students...
...director of Harvard’s Office of Career Services, William Wright-Swadel, said that many students plan to work in finance, business, and consulting for only a few years. He said high salaries are only part of students??€™ motivations in choosing these sectors, and that many students see these fields as good preparation for a wide array of careers, from international development to journalism...
...Economics is one of the few departments to require its students to receive help from a professor. Students in the sciences often interact most with postdocs, rather than full professors. Even small departments, such as Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, sometimes scramble to find advisers due to imbalances between students??€™ interests and professors’ expertise...