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That Harvard did not make known the dissolution of SafetyWalk is tragic in itself. This particular blunder, however, is just one symptom of the University’s greater affliction—its over-reliance on students to keep themselves safe. Although students can certainly exercise common sense by walking in groups and avoiding dimly-lit areas, and a student-run program such as SafetyWalk can potentially be beneficial to keep members of the Harvard community secure, the University has a fundamental duty to provide additional safeguards that do not solely rely on students’ own volition...
...quite clear that depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other mental disorders are diseases of the brain. Just like diabetes or heart disease, mental disorders have their roots in the interaction of genetic and non-genetic risk factors. Just like these other medical disorders, the symptoms reflect abnormal physiology—in the case of mental disorders, abnormal physiology of the brain. Just like diabetes or heart disease, which we would treat with both medical and behavioral interventions (drugs, diet and exercise), we treat depression, anxiety disorders and the like with medications and cognitive or behavioral...
...status quo membership is unacceptable. Few students even realize the composition of the Board, which is limited to a handful of faculty and several senior administrators. A judicial body so removed from the student body cannot help but be out of touch with the student body, a symptom student involvement would reduce...
...made desperate by U.S. progress in Iraq. "The more successful we are on the ground, the more these killers will react," the President said Monday. But it remains to be seen whether Iraqis - and Americans - are ready to embrace the idea that the deteriorating security situation is a symptom of progress. And the fact that the scale, frequency and tactical sophistication of the attacks is increasing suggests that the Iraqi insurgents have grown in confidence and organizational ability in the six months since Baghdad fell. The daily average number of attacks on U.S. forces has risen from...
...support our country’s armed forces. Harvard’s antidiscrimination policy may have been made with the best of intentions, but ROTC's presence would not imply Harvard’s official imprimatur, and would hardly intimidate or threaten homosexuals on campus—the symptom the policy seeks to quash...