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...hope that the university follows the students?? example and continues to prioritize green causes. As an appropriate conclusion to an environmentally conscious year, Secretary Chu’s selection as Commencement speaker will reinforce the Harvard community’s efforts in building awareness about climate change, alternative energy, and the environment in general. While Chu may not have the celebrity aura of Commencement speakers of years past, he will undeniably reiterate to Harvard students the importance of active participation in what is perhaps the most important problem the world faces today. The current efforts of Harvard?...
...leaders,” says Murray. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they understood technology?” RISING THROUGH THE RANKS When Murray arrived at MIT, she says she was one of only three women in her physics class out of approximately 100 students??but that didn’t faze her. “At MIT you either hate it or you love it,” Murray says. “And I absolutely loved it.”Murray took readily to the experimental demands of applied physics, completing...
...Fair by two decades. Wednesday’s screening was followed by a public panel discussion featuring Williamson, Associate Professor of Voice at Berklee Didi Stewart, and Rhiannon, a performance artist also prominent in the women’s music movement. During her residence, Williamson will attend classes and students?? performances, but she plans to strike a balance between the roles of teacher and student. “It doesn’t interest me to be the person who owns arcane knowledge and keeps it to herself…as if that were an advantage...
...interests and to get to know different sides of their college community. As proposed, Harvard’s J-term will do precisely the opposite. By restricting student access to housing for three weeks in January, Harvard may save money, but it will exact a high cost by disrupting students?? lives and diminishing their college experiences. We urge the administration to reconsider its plan...
...without impending exams around the corner is an exhilarating idea and a welcome departure from the old calendar. The only unfortunate part of the move not to offer classes is that it comes merely as a result of the financial crisis and not out of genuine administrative concern for students?? mental health. The perfect five-week break should be self-determined and uncompetitive—even if the College is able one day to devote money to hashing out details, official recommendations, and a structure for this January break, it should continue instead to leave...