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...family with an income of $120,000 but with a large nest egg to receive financial aid. At the same time, we hope that Harvard will carefully think about what level of assets it defines as typical so as not to punish prudent saving for college. This concern, however, is fairly minor. Given the amount of planning that appears to have gone into this proposal and the tremendous benefit it will have for students across the financial spectrum, we are confident that this latest expansion of financial aid will be a roaring success...
...what administrators are calling an attempt to establish consistent regulations concerning student alcohol consumption across the Houses, the College has proposed a new policy that would ban hard liquor at most House events. A working draft of the policy was shown to House Committee (HoCo) members on Tuesday night and discussed at yesterday’s Committee on College Life meeting. It will go before the Committee on House Life (CHL) in January. The CHL will then make recommendations to deans and House masters, who intend to implement the draft by the spring semester. “Masters felt that...
...possible speeding ticket simply makes no sense. But regardless of the possible perverse side effects, programs to distribute naloxone at needle exchanges—which already exist in cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco, as well as several states—save lives. That basic concern for life should supersede any concerns about drug use or policy...
...Drew G. Faust described Brandt as an “exceptionally thoughtful, collegial, and humane person” and added that she looks forward to welcoming him into the University-wide Council of the Deans.“Allan Brandt will bring extraordinary intelligence, intellectual range, organizational savvy, and concern for the welfare of students to the vital role of leading the GSAS,” she said in a statement.Brandt said he had several meetings with various members of the University during the dean search to discuss the issues facing GSAS and his ideas about its future. After several...
...from repercussions for their views and urged his colleagues to pass a one-sentence affirmation of “civil dialogue.” While that motion was postponed indefinitely yesterday, the debate continued between Matory and Dershowitz over Harvard’s handling of issues that concern Israel and Palestine. Dershowitz, who told a colleague before the meeting, “I’m here to be silent,” challenged Matory’s characterization of his work relating to the Middle East. Dershowitz told the professors that a research assistant had identified 54 events held...