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Marina N. Bolotnikova
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Letter to the Editor
I am not among a minority but a silent majority of progressive Jews growing increasingly uneasy with Israel's administration.
Religious Geography
It’s not that cities in Israel are extremely close together so much as that the distinction between city and natural world is strikingly ill-defined. If in America you are never in both at once, in Israel you can rarely be sure which one you’re in—at least, not for long.
A Better Way to Give Thanks
Thanksgiving should be an occasion for us to express awe and gratitude for the beauty and abundance that the Earth offers us, as intended the New World’s first English settlers four centuries ago. Yet we are often loath to admit that many of our contemporary practices are in stark opposition to this aim.
The Logic of Divestment
While we are not yet accustomed to viewing climate change as a structural issue, Harvard can begin to shift public discourse on the source of and solutions to the crisis by holding fossil fuel suppliers accountable for environmental damage and interference in the democratic process.
Postcards This Week from Belgium, Greece, and more!
Check out this week's batch of postcards, as well as postcards from previous weeks, on this interactive map!
Crimson Summer Postcards 2012
Follow Crimson editors as they explore the world this summer! Use this interactive map to browse through postcards. In our ...
Common Spaces Program Returns to Yard
With the return of cheerful, multicolored chairs to the Yard and a line-up of lively performances by Harvard community members and outside artists, The Harvard Common Spaces Program launched last week for the 2012 season.
Students Temporarily Evacuated from Eliot House
Students were evacuated from Eliot House at around 1 a.m. tonight and found fire trucks outside their House. After about half an hour, emergency response personnel gave students permission to return to the House.
James Wood Named Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Harvard English professor James Wood joined a list that includes writers Samuel T. Coleridge, William B. Yeats, and J. K. Rowling when he was designated a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature last week.
Rape and The Gatekeeper Narrative
Social narratives surrounding sex create spaces and situations where predators can operate without fear of punishment.
Mansfield’s Myth of Manliness
Harvey Mansfield propagates outdated, demeaning, and utterly unsubstantiated views on women.
Student Perspectives on Occupy Harvard
A selection of Crimson editors respond to Wednesday’s night’s Occupy Harvard protest.
Gen Ed Must Go
With its senselessly rigid criteria the Program in General Education betrays the aims of the liberal arts.
Why Cage-Free Won and Why It Matters
Months ago, I decided to participate in a project that would push for 100 percent cage-free eggs in Harvard dining halls.
