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This morning, Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd will present the group’s hitherto-confidential report to the Committee on College Life (CCL). The document outlines a litany of proposed changes to the Student Handbook which will alter the way the College interacts with final clubs, fraternities and sororities—on paper, at least...
There’s nothing objectionable in the decision to officially recognize the central role social clubs play in Harvard’s undergraduate nightlife. At present, the groups are only mentioned in the Handbook for Students in the context of their not being recognized by the College: Students are implored to “make well-informed decisions when considering membership in these organizations,” and that’s it. It’s admirable that the College has realized that, despite warnings from administrators, students overindulge at off-campus parties frequently enough to merit more...
...OSAPR), and peer counseling, fewer than two-thirds had heard of the Bureau of Study Counsel (BSC). Harvard also needs a website with health and safety information, and contact information posted in every student dorm room for all of its mental health resources—information has to be present when and where students need...
...freshmen like primary care physicians and requiring a check-in during freshman year could go a long way toward dispelling rumors about what it means to use mental health resources, and make it easier for students to make their first contact. Peer counseling groups should be allowed to present to proctor groups (permitted until the Class of 2007 were freshmen) to describe peer counseling and to give peer counseling groups a chance to explain why people call. Educating tutors about which resources are available and what they’re good for would create a massive team of ambassadors...
...absence of the current late-January reading period, students would remain on an inter-semester break through Jan. 19. The spring semester would then end a week-and-a-half earlier than at present...