The University Daily, Est. 1873 | Volume CXLV, No. 13 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | monday, february 05, 2018
The Harvard Crimson The Undergraduate Council must do more to become a vehicle for change on campus. editorial PAGE 6
Sorority Rush Numbers See Drop
Men’s hockey rejuvenates offense in 4-1 victory against Dartmouth. sports PAGE 8
Khurana Silent on Sanctions Planning
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By Caroline s. engelmayer and michael e. xie Crimson Staff Writers
The number of Harvard students seeking to join sororities this semester dropped by roughly 60 percent from previous years—a decrease that came during the first-ever recruitment season in which some sorority hopefuls were subject to the College’s social group penalties. The penalties—which took effect with the Class of 2021—bar members of single-gender final clubs and Greek organizations from holding student group leadership positions, varsity athletic team captaincies, and from receiving College endorsement for prestigious fellowships. Breaking with at least five years of precedent, the Cambridge-Area Panhellenic Council—the governing body for Harvard’s sororities—refused to publicly release the number of students who participated in recruitment
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Elena M. Ramos—Crimson Designer
Contradicting earlier statements, Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana repeatedly declined to say when the College will release a final plan to enforce its social group penalties in an interview Friday. The sanctions—which took effect with the Class of 2021—bar members of single-gender final clubs and Greek organizations from holding student group leadership positions, varsity athletic team captaincies, and from receiving College endorsement for prestigious fellowships. Khurana said in Dec. 2017 that the College planned to finalize a plan for enforcing the penalties by the start of this semester. On Friday, he specified that the Office of Student Life has been “charged with the implementation” of the sanctions and will debut the enforcement
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Eagles Fans Rejoice at Super Bowl Victory By Madeleine r. nakada Crimson Staff Writer
Students attend a Superbowl LII watch party in Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub Sunday evening. Krystal K. Phu — Crimson photographer
Union Election Scheduled for April
Harvard Law Review Elects New Leadership
By shera s. avi-yonah and molly c. mccafferty
By AIdan f. ryan
Harvard will hold a second election to determine whether eligible graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants may unionize on April 18 and 19, the National Labor Relations Board announced Friday. At stake in the upcoming election is whether eligible graduate teaching and research assistants and undergraduate course assistants will have the ability to collectively bargain with the University. Public Policy Ph.D. student and union advocate Niharika N. Singh said supporters of unionization are already mobilizing in preparation for the upcoming election. “Harvard students are eager for the
The Harvard Law Review elected second-year Law student Michael Thomas the 132nd president of the journal last week. Thomas, who was born in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. and graduated from Princeton University in 2012 with a degree in sociology. Between studying at Princeton and at Harvard Law School, Thomas worked in the office of Counsel to the Mayor in New York City and served as a summer associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison last year. Thomas succeeds ImeIme A. Umana, the publication’s first black woman president. In an email, Umana praised
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Inside this issue
Four Philadelphia Eagles fans, roughly 10 New England Patriots fans, twice as many ambivalent onlookers, and one Minnesota Vikings fan sat in stunned silence as the final seconds of Super Bowl LII ticked down in the Pforzheimer Junior Common Room Sunday night. “Are you not aware you won the superbowl?” an onlooker asked after the clock had run out. Seconds later, the four burst into screams and hugs in front of the television as the Eagles clinched the game 41-33. Houses and clubs across the college hosted viewing parties for the Super Bowl, but not many were as rowdy as Pforzheimer’s in the final seconds of the close game. Adams House projected the game in their dining hall, with deafening speakers drowning out the cheers of onlookers, while Quincy hosted a smaller watch party in their Junior Common Room. A crowd of approximately 50 fresh-
men gathered to watch the game in the Queen’s Head Pub. A number of attendees, though, appeared to be more interested in the food than in the game, trickling out of the building early in the first half while clutching plates of chicken nuggets. Many students and Harvard affiliates said that, while they are still fans of their hometown teams, they felt an affinity for the Patriots as Boston’s hometown team Sunday night. Alysha L. Johnson ’14, a tutor in Quincy House, said she is a Detroit Lions fan at heart, but that she was still rooting for the Patriots. “I’ve been here since 2010, I was an undergrad here in 2010 so I’ve become adopted by them,” Johnson said of the Patriots during the game’s first half. “I like the dynasty, we’re going to keep it going, Tom Brady is going to get his sixth ring.” Other students took a different view. Some said they were supporting the Eagles not because they had affinity for team but because they could not bring themselves to support the
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PauL Rudd man of the year
Sports 7
Paul Rudd accepts his Pudding Pot from the Hasty Pudding Theatrics Friday night in Farkas Hall. Kathryn s. kuhar—Crimson photographer
Today’s Forecast
RAiny High: 39 Low: 18
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