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...readers unfamiliar with the media in general or The Crimson in particular, the stance of the editorial board may have tainted our news coverage of Summers’ resignation and the events which led up to it. It did not help this perception that other newspapers carried articles or opinion pieces that stated that Summers had the support of “the student newspaper...
Given that much of society is largely unfamiliar with many of the challenges that transgendered individuals face, Harvard’s decision to amend its University-wide non-discrimination policy to protect “gender identity” is a bold and highly commendable step. Since the formation of the Transgender Task Force (TTF) in 1997, the group of students, staff, faculty, and alumni who advocate on behalf of issues of gender identity has pushed for such an inclusion in the University-wide non-discrimination code. On Tuesday, the University’s general counsel told the TTF that...
...brain surgery on a teenage boy, a spelling champion, in fact. The boy was awake during the procedure and the doctors tried to engage him in conversation to chart his progress. Painfully shy, the boy hesitated to speak about baseball and girls, two topics with which he was obviously unfamiliar, but when he mentioned that he was a speller and the doctors challenged him with obscure medical terms, he lit up and even cracked jokes in the operating room. Scenarios like this only happen on television, but the spelling, for teens like him, is very real.A few days later...
...seat in the furious sprint to the finish. It marked the first time since an April 2001 loss to Princeton that Harvard has surrendered a dual race. The win gave No. 7 Brown its first Stein Cup victory since 2000 and sent the No. 3 Crimson to an unfamiliar 0-1 dual record.“Losing is never fun, no matter what the streak or the history,” captain four-seat Morgan Henderson said. “We’re using this to build on.”Harvard saw its streak end in the most...
...especially given its miniature scale. The volume is fine-tuned such that you can still talk with your friends, though you may have to raise your voice. The bass is just strong enough to give you a little kick in the pants. It is a superb place to hear unfamiliar bands. After the opener came the headliner: Starhick. They performed a set of excellent alt-country. ‘Twas laid back, mellow, yet rocking, and it went well with my Bass ale and mildly shouted conversations. The stage was a tad too small for a four-piece band?...