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Cambridge Has a Good Alternative To Violent Policing. It Must Embrace It.

By Allison P. Farrell
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Cambridge has a policing alternative in its Holistic Emergency Response Team, and it could take some of its citizens out of harm’s way. It’s high time it commits to it.

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Letters

To the Editor: Harvard Conservatives Owe You Nothing

Until the administration finally commits itself to delivering the education we deserve, we will continue to pursue it ourselves, without regard for the Editorial Board’s opinions.

Columns

Harvard Produces Political Losers

President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory proved, once again, that our liberal institutions desperately failed to meet the moment.

Editorials

Harvard’s Feeder School Addiction

Until Harvard puts in more effort to find diamonds in the rough, legions of feeder school resumes — hand-edited by highly-paid admissions counselors — will continue to fill our classes.

Opinion's Choice

  1. The Editorial Board's Guide to The 2024 Board of Overseers Election
  2. Allston Is Gentrifying, but Harvard Isn’t To Blame
  3. Harvard Must Learn Its Lesson. Institutional Neutrality Is Step One.
  4. We’re Really Sorry About That Antisemitic Cartoon, Guys
  5. Harvard Admissions Should Be More Meritocratic

Editorials

By The Crimson Editorial Board

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Harvard’s Conservatives Have to Stop Hiding

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There’s no reason to sequester conversations about Plato and the good life to an ideologically homogeneous — some might say, ideologically extreme — group named after a founding father.

Garber Is Right: The Ad Board Is the Problem.

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As it turns out, a 325 page report can illuminate a lot about administrative dysfunction.

Whether Study-Ins Are Protests Doesn’t Matter. Whether They’re Disruptive Does.

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Harvard has faced a host of genuinely difficult questions about how to navigate protest this past year. Responding to students and faculty silently studying in the library isn’t one of them.

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Why Was My High School More Fun Than Harvard?

Harvard-Yale shouldn’t be the only time students have school spirit. Imagine a student section where themes and traditions make every Saturday unforgettable, where every game has the enthusiasm of Harvard-Yale.

Higher Ed Is Under Attack. An Organized Faculty Is Its Best Defense.

The future of higher education will require us to demonstrate what shared governance looks like — from our legislatures to our libraries.

Cyclists Are Dying in Cambridge. Copenhagen Might Have The Answer.

The City of Cambridge must act now — using tried-and-tested approaches from cities like Copenhagen — to prevent more cyclist deaths.

Columns

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To Be a Harvard Man

It shouldn’t be so difficult to say “I write about transgender issues at Harvard.” But as simple as they sound, these seven words make a whole world of difference.

Clubs, Classes, Houses: When Survivors of Sexual Assault Can’t Avoid Their Assaulters

Students shouldn’t have to trade the clubs and Houses they love for safety and peace of mind.

Sections Are Way Too Big

Our sections are too large, and students lose a lot of learning as a result.

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