By Lucy Caplan and Ian Kumekawa
As the economy continues to lose ground, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Harvard is not an ivory tower immune from the pressures of the market, and that the world’s largest university endowment provides only a limited amount of cushioning. As labor relations become increasingly turbid, unions and students alike [...]
By Dylan Matthews
The financial crisis is sparing no one, it seems. With Harvard’s endowment down 8 billion dollars and 22 percent from its peak to at most 28.8 billion dollars, , few areas of spending are being spared. FAS has instituted a staff hiring freeze, the university is encouraging staffers campus-wide to retire early, and [...]
By Thomas Chen, Princeton ‘09
At a gathering of 2000 Asian American leaders and activists in May, Obama personally phoned in to declare, “I am a Pacific Islander…I consider myself one of you,” placating many who still harbored resentments that Obama neglected to mention “Asians” in some of his stump speeches stressing racial unity. After Obama’s [...]
The 2008 election season was a victory for African Americans on many levels. President Obama and his family project both pride in their background and a fundamental American-ness that show people in and outside the U.S. how complex and progressive our notions of identity can be. Obama’s accomplishment means that in spite of economic disparities, [...]
By Daniel Villafana
Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers,
The Harvard Viral Review was founded to aid students in their procrastination. Statistics I have just made up show that 40% of all-nighters are a direct result of viral streaming. We have all put off an assignment because YouTube is only a click away. If precious time is to [...]