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06/20/2024

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01/27/2024

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01/23/2024

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12/05/2023

Right to repair and other efforts to liberate technology from monopolistic corporations is a precondition for winning many vital societal battles.

01/22/2016

Any idea yet when alumni luncheon/grad board meeting is likely to be? Farflung alumni hoping to make plans to get to Cambridge.

07/27/2015

Message from the president:

In case you missed it, The Crimson published its annual Commencement issue in May (http://www.thecrimson.com/topic/commencement-2015/). Across the many sections, the issue included a cover story on the politics of President Drew Faust (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/5/28/politics-of-faust/), a profile of a Law School professor pushing back against Harvard's Title IX policy (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/5/28/janet-halley-title-ix/), a look back at last year's Harvard-Yale football game (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/5/28/year-in-sports-thegamerevisited-2015/), and many, many more.

The summer has also brought some breaking news to Harvard. Just days after the end of the semester, Harvard announced a $400 million gift from hedge fund magnate John Paulson to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/6/3/record-gift-paulson-seas/) and retitled the school in his namesake. In continuing coverage of the gift, The Crimson examined how SEAS might spend the unrestricted gift (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/6/23/paulson-seas-gift-analysis/) and analyzed the scrutiny and criticism that accompanied the gift when it was announced (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/7/7/paulson-gift-campaign-scrutiny/).

The Crimson also reported earlier this month on an IT security breach at Harvard which administrators said may have compromised email login information (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/7/2/harvard-it-security-breach/). And just last week, we reported on the death of James Rothenberg '68, a longtime member of the Harvard Corporation (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/7/22/jim-rothenberg-dies/).

Best,
Steven

Email: [email protected]

07/27/2015

02/05/2015

Calling all New York alums! We'd like to plan a meetup in the next few months. If you are interested in helping organize (very, very low commitment), please email [email protected].

01/21/2015

Message from the President:

The 142nd guard produced its first paper of the year on Monday night. The paper, distributed yesterday morning, featured President Faust’s support for an immigration initiative, analysis of the federal government investigation into the College’s compliance with Title IX, and the hockey team loss to St. Lawrence University. Another paper will come out tomorrow as undergraduates continue to trickle in for the beginning of the spring term, with The Crimson returning to a normal production schedule when classes start on Monday.

Cheers,

Steven Lee
President of the 142nd Guard

12/14/2014

Message from the president:

Much of our breaking news coverage over the past two weeks has centered on the several on-campus protests against policy brutality and racism, mirroring many similar demonstrations across the country. The latest and largest was on Friday, as hundreds of people marched through Harvard Yard, to Central Square, and back, shutting down several major streets (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/12/13/march-on-harvard-protest/). Our coverage has been accompanied by some excellent photography, including photo collections from Monday (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/12/2/seen-and-heard-ferguson-protest/), Thursday (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/12/5/eric-garner-protest-gallery/), and Friday (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/12/13/march-on-harvard-protest-seen-heard/).

Late Wednesday, a controversial protest at the annual primal scream drew some national attention as well. I think we can safely say that this is the first time in The Crimson’s long and colorful history that we’ve published a picture of the Dean of Harvard College on the shoulders of a half-naked student (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/12/12/primal-scream-protest-chaotic-exchange/).

Sadly, the final press run of the 141st Guard is this Tuesday evening, and this may be the last post on this page from me. I expect you’ll be hearing before too long from my successor, Steven Lee, however, and I hope you’re as excited as I am to watch the 142nd Guard take The Crimson to new heights.

Happy holidays,
Sam

Email: [email protected]

Hundreds of Harvard affiliates, coming from most of the University’s schools, converged on the Yard Friday evening shortly after 5 p.m. for what appears to be the largest demonstration yet against racial inequality in recent weeks.

11/22/2014

Message from the president:

I’m very excited to announce the leadership of The Crimson’s 142nd Guard, which was decided by outgoing editors early this morning and will take over at the beginning of 2015. Congratulations to Steven Lee ’16 (President), Madeline Conway ’16 (Managing Editor), Juliet Nelson ’16 (Business Manager), and the rest of the 142nd Guard. More details here: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/11/22/harvard-crimson-142nd-guard-turkey-shoot/.

In other news, check out our sports board’s coverage of tomorrow’s Harvard-Yale Game, in which a strong Harvard team will try to finish off an undefeated season. (http://www.thecrimson.com/topic/hy-supp-2014/)

Best,
Sam

Email: [email protected]

Steven S. Lee ’16 will lead the newly elected 142nd Guard of The Harvard Crimson, the organization’s President announced on Friday.

11/10/2014

Message from the president:

A turbulent faculty meeting last week prompted a good deal of Crimson coverage, as well as national media attention, as faculty voted unanimously to ask for a reversal of recent health benefits changes (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/11/5/faculty-benefits-motion-passes/) and a professor revealed that classes had been filmed without the permission of any of their occupants, including faculty (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/11/5/bol-photograph-courses-hilt/).

Alums may also be interested in Fifteen Minutes’s look at the experience of consulting after college, a scrutiny published on Thursday (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/11/6/consulting-after-harvard-fm/).

With the annual Turkey Shoot now underway, we’re still looking for a few more alumni to help edit and proof next week, from 11/16 to 11/20. Email me ([email protected]) if you think you might be available. We’re very grateful to all who have volunteered so far!

Have a great week,
Sam

Email: [email protected]

Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences unanimously voted to request that University President Drew G. Faust and the Harvard Corporation reverse the new health benefits policy—unveiled earlier this year—on the eve of its planned implementation.