The Harvard Crimson - Volume CXLVI, No. 133

The Harvard Crimson The University Daily, Est. 1873 | Volume CXLVI No. 133 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Tuesday, november 26, 2019

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HUCLS was within their rights to invite Ronald Sullivan to speak.

The beloved convenience store Louie’s Superette is set to change owners.

Men’s hockey defeated RPI 6-3 in an away game on Friday.

Faculty Deans Set to Step Down

By SHERA S. AVI-yonah and delano r. franklin Crimson Staff Writers

Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana and Stephanie R. Khurana — who currently serve as faculty deans of Cabot House — will step down from their post in the House at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year, the pair wrote in an email to house residents Monday afternoon.

Kirkland House Faculty Deans Verena A. Conley and Thomas C. Conley also wrote that they will step down in a separate email to Kirkland affiliates. The Khuranas are currently in their 10th year at the helm of Cabot; Verena Conley and Thomas Conley have led Kirkland for 20 years.

On Monday, each pair of deans addressed emails to house residents thanking them for their participation in house life.

“We are grateful to everyone for providing excitement and committing energy that have made what we believe is a strong and vibrant community,” the Conleys wrote. ­

“The opportunity to co-create the Cabot community with all of you has been an incredible gift, and we are so grateful for the experience of living and working alongside our phenomenal students, steadfast staff, and dedicated tutor team,” the Khuranas wrote.

The Khuranas came to Cabot in 2010 and stayed on through Rakesh Khurana’s appointment as Dean of the College in 2014.

In many interviews since, Khurana has said his role at Cabot informs his work leading the College, giving him a direct window into students’ experiences. The pair cited a number of changes made in Cabot during their tenure, including the opening of the Cabot Café.

The Conleys are currently the second longest-serving faculty deans still in their roles. Adams House deans John G. “Sean” Palfrey ’67 and Judy S. Palfrey ’67 began their tenure just one year prior, in 1999. In their email, the Conleys reflected on the past two decades at Kirkland.

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HBS Profs. Disagree Over Divesting By ellen m. burstein Crimson Staff Writer

After divestment protests at the 136th edition of The Game on Saturday halted play for over half an hour and garnered national media attention, several Harvard Business School faculty offered contrasting perspectives on whether the University should divest from fossil fuels.

Hundreds of spectators stormed the field at The Game shortly before halftime ended, calling for Harvard and Yale to divest from the fossil fuel industry and Puerto Rican debt.

Forty-two protestors were eventually arrested and face misdemeanor charges as a result of the demonstration.

Business School Professor Shawn A. Cole said he sympathizes with climate change activists but has concerns about the feasibility of fossil fuel divestment.

“As long as I take a car or a bus or an airplane, it’s disingenuous to imagine a world in which I wouldn’t hold fossil fuels as part of a diversified portfolio,” he said.

Cole also said he believes ­

The Harvard Business School, located across the Charles, is positioned directly opposite the College. DANIEL J. KWON—Contributing photographer

“dramatic public policy change” will ultimately do the most to address climate issues.

Business School Professor Emeritus Joseph L. Bower agrees with Cole.

Bower is the former chair of Harvard Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, which advises the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — on investment decisions. Bower said fossil fuels play a critical role in powering utilities.

“When you go into your dorm room and you turn on the light, you expect there to be electricity, and for a long time, unfortunately, we’re going to be using fossil fuel energy,” Bower said.

Divest Harvard, a student activist group that has called on the University to divest from the fossil fuel industry, declined to comment on the professors’ statements.

Business School Professor Sandra J. Sucher, however, said the climate crisis was “urgent according to any reasonable scientists,” and said she believes Harvard should divest from the

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Harvard Sells City Apple Stock in Q3 Council

By Kevin R. Chen Crimson Staff Writer

Harvard Management Company has sold its stock in Apple and Microsoft and more than doubled the value of its declared securities investments since the end of the last fiscal year, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings made available earlier this month.

HMC — the University’s investment arm, which manages its endowment — reported roughly $1.07 billion in securities investments in its third-quarter filings, more than double the roughly $405 million it reported in securities at the end of the second quarter in August. At the end of the second quarter, Harvard reported just over $100 million in Apple holdings and only $32 million in Facebook. Filings for the third quarter indicate that HMC sold ­

Students walk to and from class es outside Northwest Labs on a crisp fall day ahead of Thanksgiving break. daniel j. kwon—contributing photographer

all of its securities in Apple and increased its Facebook holdings to more than $400 million.

At the conclusion of the fourth quarter of 2018, nearly 83 percent of Harvard’s declared securities investments were in four large technology firms — Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google’s parent company Alphabet. Other large academic endowments had far smaller investments in technology companies.

The University’s most recent filings show it has added an additional roughly $8 million to its Alphabet holdings since the second quarter this year, bringing its total to nearly $130 million. Harvard also sold off all of its Microsoft securities.

HMC has also purchased more than $10 million of stock in cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks and

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City Council Debates Square Safety Measures By declan j. knieriem, katelyn x. li, and oliver l. riskin-kutz Crimson Staff Writers

Following testimony from Richard M. Curran, the husband of the victim of a fatal September crash, the Cambridge City Council debated measures to improve pedestrian safety in Harvard Square at its Monday meeting.

Curran’s late wife, 67-yearold librarian Sharon Hamer, whom he described as “queen of the one-liners,” was struck by a truck and killed while attempting to cross the street outside a crosswalk on the morning of Sept. 17.

“Respectfully, given the present lack of clear and bold safety features in Harvard Square, to call it a super-crosswalk is absurd,” Curran said in a public comment to the council.

“I challenge anyone here to look at Harvard Square from Google Earth and tell me where the crosswalks are,” he added. ­

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“For me, sadly, there’s nothing super about the Harvard Square crosswalk.”

The city refers to the crosswalk between the Harvard Square Kiosk and the Harvard Coop as a “Super Crosswalk.”

Curran said he is conducting his own “search for answers,” trying to find eyewitnesses to the crash while he waits for the Massachusetts State Police investigation to conclude, which he contended could take “long time,” given the length of past reviews.

“We’re kind of in wait mode, and it’s torture,” he said.

The Massachusetts State Police did not respond to a request for comment.

Cambridge resident Oscar A. Peña said he hopes Hamer’s death will prompt the city to add signage to the Square.

“In Harvard Square, I think they gotta get more signs because there’s a lot of people walking all the time,” Peña

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The husband of the woman who died in the vehicular accident in Harvard Square earlier this semester spoke out about traffic safety at Cambridge City Hall. Jenny M. Lu—Contributing photographer

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Supports Protesters By declan j. knieriem and katelyn x. li Crimson Staff Writers

The Cambridge City Council passed a resolution Monday evening in support of Harvard and Yale students arrested during a divestment protest at this weekend’s 136th edition of The Game.

The resolution — supported by all eight councilors in attendance — praised the protesters for “bravely taking a stand,” and called for both Harvard and Yale to “ensure” that all charges are dropped against the protesters. Councilors also offered solidarity with the protesters and said they stand with their demands.

“The activists are right to say that #NobodyWins until the universities fully disclose, divest, and reinvest their holdings in the fossil fuel industry and in Puerto Rican debt, putting an end to business as usual and taking meaningful action towards building a more just and stable future,” the resolution says.

Hundreds of spectators ran onto the field during halftime at The Game on Saturday, delaying play for more than half an hour. The protesters — led by both Fossil Free Yale and Divest Harvard — called for their respective universities to divest from fossil fuel industries and to cancel their holdings in Puerto Rican debt.

New Haven and Yale police eventually surrounded the protesters and escorted several students off the field, while officials called on the activists to return to their seats out of courtesy to the players. Following the protest, 42 students were charged with misdemeanor summonses for disorderly conduct.

Harvard spokesperson Jonathan L. Swain declined to comment on the council’s resolution in an email Monday evening. Yale spokesperson Karen N. Peart did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ­

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in The Real World U.S. Troops Return to Syria

Head over to the Ash Center to hear from Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a professor at Hong Kong Baptist University to engage in a conversation about the future of the Chinese government.

Though President Trump made a public show of ordering American troops away from the Syrian border to prepare for a Turkish invasion, reports indicate that around 500 troops have returned to the country. The presence of these troops serves the purpose of continuing the United States’ fight against terrorist group ISIS.

Hollywood Whodunnits: Sleuth Brattle Theater, 6-8:15 p.m.

If you’re feeling a little burnt out from all the papers and exams, pop into the Brattle Theater for a study break to watch a mystery play out on the big screen. If you’re feeling up to it, stick around for Deathtrap at 8:30 to make this movie night a double feature.

Gallery Talk: Recline to Dine Harvard Art Museum, 12:30-1 p.m.

If you were hoping for a quick and artsy activity to take your mind off of the fact that you’re still on campus, the Harvard Art Museum has got you covered with their Gallery Talk series.

Stop by for today’s installment, which focuses on luxury dining.

New Developments in Ongoing Impeachment Proceedings

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Daily Briefing Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana and Stephanie R. Khurana — who currently serve as faculty deans of Cabot House — will step down from their post in the House at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year, the pair wrote in an email to house residents Monday afternoon. Kirkland House Faculty Deans Verena A. Conley and Thomas C. Conley also wrote that they will step down in a separate email to Kirkland affiliates. In other news, the Cambridge City Council passed a resolution Monday evening in support of Harvard and Yale students arrested during a divestment protest at this weekend’s 136th edition of The Game.

A federal judge ruled today that Don McGahn, former White House Council, must testify before the United States Congress, a move that may have implications for future White House officials hoping to stay out of impeachment proceedings.

Within the same hour, a ruling from the Supreme Court prevented Democrats from accessing President Trump’s financial records.

Men Accused of Murder Finally Exonerated

Three men were recently exonerated after spending 36 years in prison for a murder that they did not commit. On Thanksgiving Day in 1983, Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Steward were arrested for fatally shooting junior high schooler Dewitt Duckett in school over a jacket, but new evidence has supported the men’s innocence. The men celebrated their freedom with family and friends.

Around the Ivies columbia The Columbia College Student Council voted in favor of holding a referendum of the student body to gauge support over whether Columbia should divest its endowment “from companies that profit from or engage in the State of Israel’s acts towards Palestinians,” the Columbia Spectator reported.

The vote came three years after the ballot initiative was first introduced to the student council. More than a hundred students packed the room during Sunday’s meeting.

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Student activists at the University of Pennsylvania allege their Office of Student Affairs issued noise guidelines that unfairly targeted students participating in vigils for Transgender Day of Rememberance on Wednesday, according to the Daily Pennsylvanian. A social work intern at UPenn’s LGBT Center emailed event facilitators the day before the vigils and made note of guidelines asking students to avoid making too much noise or blocking the flow of traffic. Several students said they say the policy as an attempt to silence those participating in the vigils.

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New Jersey American Water and Princeton professors and administrators are disputing an Environmental Working Group report that found 31 contaminants in the town’s water between 2012 and 2017, the Daily Princetonian reported. The Oct. 23 report found that some of these contaminants are known to cause cancer, hormonal disruptions, nervous system damage, and other health problems. Princeton professors and administrators, however, have approached the study with skepticism. Princeton’s most recent campus-wide water survey was conducted in 2016; it found that levels of lead in all areas of campus were under the EPA Action Level.

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New Owner to Take Over Louie’s Superette Store By ellen m. burstein and michelle g. kurilla Crimson Staff Writers

L ouie’s Superette, a beloved convenience store that sells beer and wine to Harvard students, is set to change hands after a 32-year stint in Cambridge.

Louie’s owner Cheng-San Chen — known to many Harvard students as “Louie” — said he maintained close relationships with student customers and took an active interest in their lives. Chen added that he wanted to ensure that Louie’s new owner would continue to engage with the Harvard community.

Chen sold the shop to Ravi Patel earlier this year. Patel said that he plans to update the store to cater to younger generations.

“We’re going to do renovations,” Patel said.

Mather House, one of Harvard College’s 12 houses, is located around the corner from Louie’s Superette. The store is a fixture of House life; Mather’s annual House-wide competition — which includes activities like a “selfie tag” competition during which members of the House attempt to take surprise selfies with one another — is named “the Louie Cup” after the store. ­

Last Friday, members of the Mather House Committee delivered a handmade goodbye card to Chen.

The Mather House Instagram posted a photo of three Mather students along with Chen holding the goodbye card.

“Presented Louie with our goodbye card and said our final goodbyes! Gonna miss our friendly neighbor,” the caption reads.

I learned something new every day.

Cheng-San Chen Louie’s Superette Owner

Chen said his business’s success depended on his close relationship with Harvard students, and that he has encouraged Patel to maintain those connections. Chen also said conversations with Harvard students were the most valuable part of running the convenience store. “I learned something new every day — about culture, politics, economics, technology, and editing,” he said. “To me, I think that was more important than money.”

Chen, the son of Taiwanese rice farmers, studied mathematics as an undergraduate be-

fore moving to the United States to pursue a Ph.D. in biophysics in Buffalo, N.Y. A copy of his diploma hangs behind the counter of the store.

Mather House resident Winnie C. Wang ’20 said she bonded with Chen over their shared Taiwanese heritage. She said that he often spoke to her in Chinese when she was in the store.

“It was nice to be able to talk to him,” Wang said. “It was kind of like having a pseudo-grandpa next door.”

Wang added the change in Louie’s ownership did not come as a complete surprise to students. She said Chen has regularly told students about his planned departure for the past three years that she has been in Mather.

“He has been warning us that he’s going to be leaving for quite a while,” Wang said.

According to Chen, students often tell him to write a book about his life. He said that his ownership of Louie’s Superette would only form the basis for one chapter.

“They asked me to write a book so I told Ravi, ‘I’m going to write the chapter one,’” Chen said. “It’s his job to write chapter two.” ellen.burstein@thecrimson.com michelle.kurilla@thecrimson.com

Louie’s Superette, located at 26 Surrey St., near Mather House, is changing owners after the longtime owner sold the store earlier this year. pei chao zhuo—contributing photographer

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Council Debates Square Safety

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said. “Sometimes, especially for the elderly people, they have a problem.”

Vice Mayor Jan Devereux previously introduced a policy order in a September council meeting calling on the city to study possible safety alternatives during the upcoming Harvard Square kiosk renovations.

Devereux thanked Curran for his attendance, and called him “brave” for speaking at the meeting. She noted the reconstruction of the plaza presents a “beautiful opportunity” for rethinking safety in the Square.

“I’ve actually spent quite a bit of time with him, including standing for about a half an hour last week in front of the Coop just to look at the traffic going back and forth and to talk about sightlines and visibility,” she said during the meeting. “And I think he’s absolutely

right that the super crosswalk is not so super.”

Councilor Quinton Y. Zondervan said the city should continue to look at the possibility of making Harvard Square a “car-free zone.” Several councilors, including Devereux, have proposed the idea in the past. “We’ve been over this before,” Zondervan said during Monday’s meeting. “And we shouldn’t have to wait until somebody dies before we look at this.”

The city will hold an open meeting on Dec. 5 in the Smith Campus Center in order to discuss safety improvements in Harvard Square and gather public feedback on the plaza reconstruction. declan.knieriem@thecrimson.com katelyn.li@thecrimson.com oliver.riskin-kutz@thecrimson.com

nearly $50 million in Booking Holdings, a company that owns several online travel fare aggregators including Booking. com and Priceline.com. HMC spokesperson Patrick S. McKiernan did not respond to a request for comment on its recent investment changes.

Harvard values its holdings in Facebook, Palo Alto Networks, Booking Holdings, and Alphabet at about $972 million, representing more than 90 percent of the value of its declared securities investments.

Technology stocks have performed well in 2019 compared to the overall stock market. The S&P 500’s information technology index is up 41 percent since the beginning of the year, whereas the overall S&P 500 has increased nearly 25 percent.

Nonetheless, the $1.07 billion Harvard reported in securities last quarter represents a relatively small portion of the Uni-

versity’s overall endowment, which is valued at $40.9 billion.

Harvard’s overall endowment returns have lagged behind those of its peers in recent years. The University’s endowment returned 6.5 percent in fiscal year 2019, its lowest returns in two years.

This year also marks the first year that Harvard will pay a tax on its endowment returns due to a Republican-led tax overhaul passed in 2017. The University has lobbied to overturn the 1.4 percent excise tax over the past several years to no avail.

The SEC requires investment managers with more than $100 million under management, like HMC, to disclose securities holdings annually.

Managers are not required to report mutual fund holdings, but they must include their exchange-traded funds. kevin.chen@thecrimson.com

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Dialogue, Not Diatribe

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t a recent event held by the Harvard Undergraduate Constitutional Law Society, Law School professor Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. made critical comments about Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay, accusing them of lying to students about their reasons for dismissing him from his role as faculty dean of Winthrop House in May. In spite of these controversial remarks, we believe HUCLS was absolutely within their rights in inviting Sullivan to speak to their group. Sullivan is a well-respected scholar within his field: He is the faculty director of the Harvard Criminal Justice Institute, has served on former President Barack Obama’s Criminal Justice Advisory Committee for Obama’s first presidential election, and has reportedly won the release of more wrongfully incarcerated persons than anyone else in U.S. history. For an undergraduate student group interested in constitutional law looking to host an event fostering conversations on that subject, it is only natural to speak to experts who will do so. Sullivan is undeniably such an expert, and it is unfortunate the group faced criticism for their decision to host him.

Sullivan’s legal accomplishments, however, are separate from his consis-

tent fumbling of the Winthrop debacles.

At first glance, it’s easy to find fault with Sullivan’s comments about other administrators at the event, as he took the opportunity to level accusations rather than engage meaningfully with the events last semester. It is disappointing to see how Sullivan has framed the various events surrounding his leadership of Winthrop last semester, which misunderstands the depth and complexity of the experiences of those who were involved.

Yes, there is reason and merit to the

It is disappointing to see how Sullivan has framed the various events surrounding his leadership of Winthrop last semester, which misunderstands the depth and complexity of the experiences of those who were involved. fact that the University may not have been entirely transparent in the way in which they discussed their decision to dismiss Sullivan from his faculty dean duties. This is not to say Harvard was wrong in its decision, but administra-

tors could have been more forthright in the ways they spoke of his dismissal and the incredible influence that both the alleged treatment of Winthrop tutors and his representation of Harvey Weinstein melded to create an “untenable” environment in the House. Nevertheless, it was inappropriate for Sullivan to air his grievances to the roughly 10 people in attendance at the event.

As a professor at the Law School, one’s presentation holds considerable weight and authority — not only on campus but to the world more broadly that looks to Harvard and its community as leaders in higher education.

We hope Sullivan considers his actions alongside this role deeply — be they through this student group event, through his failure to file tax returns, his handling of the environment within Winthrop, or otherwise — and understand that these actions are influential, for better or worse.

This staff editorial solely represents the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board. It is the product of discussions at regular Editorial Board meetings. In order to ensure the impartiality of our journalism, Crimson editors who choose to opine and vote at these meetings are not involved in the reporting of articles on similar topics.

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Giving Thanks to Imperfection and Improvement Nick J. Danby America in the World

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y tenth great-grandfather, Stephen Hopkins, was a Mayflower passenger.

Besides living in the uncomfortable ship for 66 days with his family, Hopkins was one of the Mayflower Compact’s 41 signatories and served as assistant governor of Plymouth during the colony’s early years. But like the colony and country he helped build, his legacy was imperfect.

A tanner and merchant by trade, Hopkins was a well-traveled man long before he reached Massachusetts. He was a minister’s clerk on the Sea Venture, headed for Virginia, when the ship got swept up in a hurricane in 1609 and left its 150 survivors deserted in Bermuda.

Hopkins mutinied against the governor and was sentenced to death, until he gave a powerful address that ended up guaranteeing his pardon. (His story became the basis for the character Stephano in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”).

Hopkins’ extensive experiences saved the Plymouth Colony during tough times. He participated in many exploratory missions and spotted animal traps laid by the Native Americans before colonists would have stepped into them.

Most importantly, Hopkins was considered an “expert” in working with the Native Americans. When Samoset visited and welcomes the colonists, Hopkins invited Samoset to stay at his house for the night. In the following years, Hopkins was “sent on several of the ambassadorial missions” to trade and interact with several regional tribes.

His insightful experience and good nature were complemented by a rebellious streak. He was fined and apprehended for getting into fights with fellow colonists, including his “maid servant” who was pregnant with a dead man’s child. When the Plymouth Court deemed him financially responsible for both the maid and the child, Hopkins kicked the maid out of his house and “refused to provide for her, so the court committed him to custody.”

Plymouth Colony, however, was not a utopia. Hopkins incurred the wrath of the Puritans by simply opening a 17th-century saloon. On October 2, 1637, he was fined for allowing patrons to drink and play “shovell board [shuffleboard]” on the Lord’s day. A year later, he was fined for selling beer and a look-

ing glass at twice their value. In today’s America, Hopkins would be considered a fledgling entrepreneur! And, while we are on the subject, if egregious markups were still a crime, Tatte Bakery and Café would be under federal investigation.

My ancestor sailed on the Mayflower and came to America in search of a better life. He represented the original “American Dream,” when people from afar could come to the U.S., no matter their circumstances, and better themselves and the New World. My other ancestors followed in similar footsteps. Another tenth-great-grandfather fought against Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Dunbar in September 1650. He was exiled to America by Cromwell and got a second chance. (He acted far less revolutionary in this new land.) My great grandfather,

I will take a moment to give thanks for my ancestors and America — a unique, imperfect, and extraordinary experiment.

George N. Brountas, left Greece for the New World and ended up moving to my hometown, Bangor, Maine, in 1897. Desperately eager to escape poverty, Brountas made a living by selling fruit from a cart that he pushed for at least 30 miles every day.

His effort and genial personality paid off when he opened up a candy store in 1903 with the money he had saved. The store soon became the Brountas Restaurant and my great grandfather purchased other properties, soon becoming a successful local businessman.

It is important to remember that millions of people from different places and eras came to this New World for a better life. And, in turn, this unique experiment that “began” in Plymouth 400 years ago, has benefited the world.

On November 23, 1944, wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill spoke at the august Royal Albert Hall to a group of Americans in London celebrating Thanksgiving. At the time, Churchill and most Americans presumed that the Allies would defeat Germany and win in Europe. Without any notes, Churchill noted the “sober fact” that the United

States had become a great military power, and that was “itself a subject of profound thanksgiving.” Implicitly, Churchill also gave thanks to the hundreds of thousands of American and British men who had given their lives in this effort.

Perhaps the most poignant moment in Churchill’s speech was when he explained why this war effort mattered.

Contrasting and defeating Hitler’s totalitarian Germany was “the peaceful, peace-loving people of the United States, with all the variety and freedom of their life.” America was held up as an example for the rest of the world.

Then, as now, the U.S. is not perfect — just like the Plymouth Colony, just like Stephen Hopkins. But the U.S. has tried to embody mankind’s desire to seek a better life and better world — just like George Brountas and the many American men who died on the beaches of Normandy and throughout Europe, Africa, and the Pacific in World War II. In doing so, the U.S. should continue to develop responsible and engaged policies that continues to ensure security and peace throughout the world. But American foreign policy should also do something that we often forget about: improve ourselves. If the U.S. wants to continue being a leader in the world, a strong military and astute diplomatic serve are not enough. We have to look inward. We have to improve ourselves.

Thanksgiving is normally a charged political atmosphere for families. Two years ago, the Washington Post reported that “politically divided” families cut their Thanksgiving dinners short from 20-30 minutes. I am sure this year will be no exception. But I encourage you to listen to that “crazy uncle” and hear his opinions as you share yours. A substantive discourse among imperfect Americans — of all stripes — dedicated to bettering this nation and themselves will achieve those ambitions.

Most importantly, between finishing the turkey and devouring the apple pie, I will take a moment to give thanks for my ancestors and America — a unique, imperfect, and extraordinary experiment.

I hope you will as well.

Happy Thanksgiving.

—Nick J. Danby ’20 is a History concentrator in Kirkland House. His column appears on alternate Tuesdays.

Protest is Inconvenient

By Patrick c. barham quesada

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n Saturday, a group of students from both Harvard and Yale stormed the field during halftime at the 136th edition of “The Game.” The protest started small, with about 70 students, but gained up to 500 and extended for the better part of an hour.

The protest sparked discussion on social media about the impropriety of interrupting the game even before it ended. The Harvard-Yale game, after all, represents the culmination of student athletes’ efforts for the entire year. For two teams that elect not to participate in post-season bowl games, this is their bowl game. And a 48 minute break inevitably throws you off.

Protests do not happen when it is best for everyone. They do not accommodate others’ schedules or seek to minimize their disturbance.

They’re loud, they’re broadly supported, and, most importantly, they’re clear in their message. Those elements were all met by Saturday’s protest.

Physically, your muscles start to cramp up.

Mentally, your mind can lose focus. Game wise, the momentum that Harvard had before the half is broken and lost. That’s why for the players and the fans coming from all around the world for this event, the protest was inconvenient.

If you were one of the many students from our college that traveled from Cambridge for this event, the protest meant that you were out in the cold for much longer then you likely wanted to be, and it meant that in the eyes of some fans, The Game was ruined, politicized, or disturbed by the movement.

But good protests are inconvenient.

Protests do not happen when it is best for everyone. They do not accommodate others’ schedules or seek to minimize their disturbance. They’re loud, they’re broadly supported, and, most importantly, they’re clear in their message. Those elements were all met by Saturday’s protest.

Protests don’t always follow the law, either.

Most of the students who stormed the field should have known full well that such an activity was grounds for arrest and possible disciplinary action, and some were arrested or given citations for disorderly conduct. However, in their minds and in mine, that’s okay.

It’s okay because sometimes, when you break the law, you can bring attention to a cause and elevate its importance.

After a series of protest actions organized by the student group, all of which have been peaceful and all of which have been met with no action by the University, it becomes increasingly necessary to step outside of the legal and quiet channels that you’ve been using and make enough noise for people to take notice.

And it worked — people noticed Saturday’s protest.

Within a few hours, major news outlets picked up this story and were making it national news.

Celebrities and politicians were retweeting the pictures, posts, and videos from the protest and extolling the students’ activism as representative of the leadership that we need on an issues as crucial as climate change and divestment.

The protest elevated divest from a campus story to one of national importance. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with the protest, their claims, or their tactics, it is clear the protest worked.

We’re now set to see what the reaction of Harvard administrators will be. Up to now, that reaction has been filled with many words and statements but much less action.

Very likely, they will continue to drag their feet on this issue, but on Saturday, Divest Harvard showed their willingness to take big action like never before and to persist on this issue until the causes of their protest are addressed.

We should all be proud that our classmates’ protest embodies the spirit of nonviolent activism.

We should all be proud that our classmates’ protest embodies the spirit of nonviolent activism — a spirit that has a long and decorated tradition in the cloth of American democracy and a spirit that has been critical to bringing about social change in the past.

If the administration won’t be a leader on climate change and divestment, it’s good to know that students are ready to pick up the torch and be the next generation of leaders.

But as far as the protest: claims that the action was too inconvenient or that it was in the wrong place fall empty.

As we head into the last stretch of the semester, we are also faced with an impending strike by graduate students across the University.

Then, too, we might hear students and others voice their concerns that the strike — another protest — is coming at an inconvenient time or that it is disrupting campus. Of course it will be inconvenient, it’s a protest.

And it might mean being a little colder, not getting grades back right away, or thinking about politics on a day many planned not to, but for meaningful change to come, we must sometimes accept disruption, accept inconvenience, and understand that these are the costs of change.

—Patrick C. Barham Quesada ’21, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Government concentrator in Pforzheimer House.

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fossil fuel industry.

“Harvard obviously does not go around purposefully doing actions that would stand in the way of mitigating climate change,” Sucher said.

She argued, though, that it

I think there are other things that could be done that would have little to no impact on endowment returns and would encourage the university to consider those.

Shawn A. Cole Business School Professor

was still necessary for Harvard to use its “prestige” to address climate challenges.

She added that if Harvard does not divest, others might think, “‘If Harvard’s not bothered by it, why should I be?’”

Business School Professor Rebecca M. Henderson, who conducts research on how organizations respond to changes in energy and the environment, praised student protesters for drawing attention to climate change.

“It’s great to see Harvard students getting really engaged with the issue,” Henderson wrote in an email.

“In my view it is the great challenge of our time and we need to be moving with much more urgency.”

Henderson wrote that Harvard could still use its financial leverage to encourage companies to pursue more sustainable business practices even if it does not divest.

“If I had billions of dollars and a bully pulpit I would use my investments to call out/ shame/punish those management teams who deny the reality of the transition and aren’t actively working to fix it,” Henderson wrote.

University spokesperson Jonathan L. Swain pointed to previous statements Harvard has made on divestment.

University administrators have long argued that divestment is not the best means for addressing climate issues.

“As it has done for well over a decade, the University will continue to support its faculty, students and staff as they pursue a range of innovative and ambitious efforts to accelerate the world’s transition to renewable sources of energy and to help mitigate the catastrophic consequences of climate change

that are already being realized,” Swain previously wrote.

Cole said the majority of Harvard’s endowment is invested in hedge funds or private equity as opposed to individu-

It’s great to see Harvard students getting really engaged with the issue. In my view, it is the great challenge of our time and we need to be moving with much more urgency.

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al firms and that that would it challenging to divest entirely and maintain a portfolio.

“I think there are other things that could be done that would have little to no impact on endowment returns and would encourage the university to consider those,” Cole said.

“Wholesale divestment, I think, would have a big implication for the endowment’s risk profile.” ellen.burstein@thecrimson.com

Swain has previously reiterated the University’s position that it does not see divestment as the best means to address climate change issues.

“The University’s position, as it has stated previously, is that it should not use the endowment to achieve political ends, or particular policy ends,” Swain previously wrote.

The Yale University Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday evening.

Councilor Quinton Y. Zondervan — who submitted the resolution along with Vice Mayor Jan Devereux – said the council had been in contact with Fossil Free Yale and other protesters arrested during The Game.

Zondervan also tweeted in support of GoFundMe campaign, organized by Fossil Free Yale, which will cover legal fees for those arrested. As of Monday evening, the fundraiser had garnered nearly $13,000 of its $20,000 goal.

“I hope you will support me on this resolution and support these protesters for their brave actions to bring attention to the climate crisis, and the importance of diverting from fossil fuels,” Zondervan said at Monday’s council meeting.

The Cambridge City Council

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voted in April to endorse Divest Harvard’s demands and joined the group in calling for the University to “show leadership on climate action” by divesting its endowment from fossil fuels.

The resolution coincided with Divest Harvard’s Heat Week, which included a rally attended

by Mayor Marc C. McGovern.

Divest Harvard and Fossil Free Yale did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Divest Harvard took to Twitter Monday evening immediately following the resolution’s passage to thank the councilors for their support.

“Huge thank you to Cambridge council member [Zondervan] and vice mayor [Devereux] for supporting our members who were arrested during the Harvard-Yale game this Saturday,” the group tweeted.

Fossil Free Yale also wrote on Twitter that it appreciated the council’s resolution.

“Cambridge City Council resolution expresses ‘complete and unwavering solidarity’ with us and calls for all charges to be dropped,” the tweet reads. “#NobodyWins when you profit off of climate chaos.” declan.knieriem@thecrimson.com katelyn.li@thecrimson.com

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“Numbers speak volumes: since 2000, we have served under 5 university presidents, 4 deans of the college; we have had 10 resident deans, hired 100 tutors and graduated over 2000 students. And our 6 Bernese Mountain dogs have greeted students going to and from classes,” they wrote.

A pair of faculty deans leads each of Harvard’s 12 upperclassman residential houses.

They oversee residential deans, house staff, and tutors, as well as organizing some house-wide events and serving in an advisory role for the students they oversee.

The Khuranas and Conleys’ departures means the College must fill at least three vacancies among its faculty deans.

Winthrop House will also welcome new permanent faculty deans, completing a search launched this year after Khurana decided not to renew former Winthrop Deans Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. and Stephanie R. Robinson in May. Sullivan faced intense criticism last semester following his decision to represent Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, though Khurana cited the broader “untenable” climate in the house when he announced his decision. Mark D. Gearan ’78 and Mary Herlihy-Gearan currently serve as interim deans at Winthrop.

The faculty dean search process that will begin in the coming months includes multiple stages of vetting. The Dean of the College solicits interest from tenured faculty, forms a search committee, conducts interviews with students and tutors, and consults University administrators, before making a final selection. shera.avi-yonah@thecrimson.com delano.franklin@thecrimson.com

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Men’s Ice Hockey

No. 10/8 Men’s Hockey Downs RPI Engineers, 6-3 By stuti r. telidevara Crimson Staff Writer

TROY, N.Y. — The No. 10/8 Harvard men’s hockey team took a rare one-night road trip to face RPI on Friday night in search of another two points, hoping to keep its season-long winning streak alive. The Engineers’ sub-.500 record belied their decent offensive efforts so far this season; for its part, the Crimson had yet to face a team that found a way to capitalize on its mistakes.

Friday’s contest proved to be the closest one Harvard (6-0-0, 6-0 ECAC) has fought in so far this year, as RPI’s (4-6-1, 2-4-1) own timely goal-scoring punished the Crimson’s missteps.

Nevertheless, a shutdown goaltending show in relief from senior Cameron Gornet and a hat trick from sophomore forward Casey Dornbach put the visitors past the Engineers by a score of 6-3. “[We’re] happy to get the win in a...tough place to play on the road,” head coach Ted Donato ’91 said. “I thought it was a very tightly-contested game all the way into the third.”

Harvard’s high-energy start featured a goal in the first minute of play, as junior defenseman Reilly Walsh fired a shot from the left point that was tipped in front by junior forward Henry Bowlby. The tally extends Bowlby’s point streak to five games. Soon after, Dornbach turned on the jets for an unsuccessful breakaway attempt, which earned him a penalty shot.

Dornbach made no mistake, shooting right past RPI sophomore net-minder Owen Savory — the program’s first penalty shot goal since one scored

by Dominic Moore ’03 back in 2002. The Crimson was now leading by two goals before the halfway mark of the first period.

But the Engineers had more to give. The first response came from rookie blue-liner Cory Babichuk, whose point shot trickled through Harvard freshman goaltender Mitchell Gibson for his first career goal.

The Crimson had led in shots for the first few minutes of the period; now RPI found its momentum.

It wasn’t long before the hosts were rewarded once again. A giveaway by the wall

GOALS ON GOALS Though the Crimson has had goal-scorers up and down the lineup, regular contributors like junior Henry Bowlby, — who is on a five-game point streak — bolster the team’s offensive power. Timothy R. o’meara—Crimson photographer

in Harvard’s zone saw the puck make its way to senior forward Chase Zieky, unwatched, near the blue paint. Gibson had no chance on Zieky’s shot, and just like that, the game was tied.

“I thought we came out of the gates early and were really skating and making plays and were up 2-0,” coach Donato said.

“And we had several chances — good chances — to make it 3-0, but RPI really battled and got back to 2-2.”

The rest of the period seemed as though it would proceed with the teams knotted, 2-2. The Crimson had its first man-advantage chance but was unable to make much of it. With less than two minutes to go, however, an unlikely backhand attempt from sophomore forward Baker Shore — as Shore was in the low slot, watched by three Engineer skaters — beat Savory.

Once again, the visitors had re-

taken the lead.

The second period began with more RPI pressure; Gibson, who has been excellent in his young collegiate career, was forced to make several strong saves to preserve Harvard’s lead. But one of those in-close stops seemed to cause the net-minder some discomfort. Gibson stayed down for a few minutes before skating off with assistance. Though Gibson would later return to the bench in his equipment, senior Cameron Gornet took his place between the pipes for the rest of the night.

“It looked like [Gibson] tweaked something,” coach Donato said. “I don’t think it’s of the major variety, but…agility and flexibility is such a key factor. He wasn’t able to play at the same level and we were able to get him out of there. We’ll get him back to Harvard and hope-

fully we can reevaluate.”

More misfortune lay in store for the Crimson. On the rush, Engineers sophomore forward Ture Linden took a shot from the right circle, looking for senior linemate Todd Burgess by the side of the net. Gornet’s sliding save kept out Linden’s initial shot, but Burgess’s attempt skipped over the sprawled net-minder and into the net, evening the score once more.

A flurry of whistles marked the latter half of the middle frame. Neither Harvard nor RPI scored on its first powerplay chances of the period, the Engineers benefiting from 37 seconds of 5-on-3 time as well.

Soon after killing off the 5-on-3, though, the Crimson found itself on the man-advantage; a clean tic-tac-toe play from Walsh to sophomore forward Jack Drury found Dornbach at the front of the net,

where he cashed in for his second tally of the evening. Once again, the Crimson left the ice ahead by a goal.

Though the scoreboard was close, the shot count was not.

By the start of the third, the Engineers were outshooting Harvard nearly two to one. But the hosts had also never come back from a third-period deficit this season. Gornet looked primed to continue his sharp net-minding.

“I thought [Gornet] was very solid,” coach Donato said. “It’s not an easy situation to go into tight games...where you’re outshot quite a bit…. I thought he made the saves that we needed to be able to continue playing with the lead.”

As the Crimson started to turn up the heat in the offensive zone, winning a puck battle at the near wall, Drury found Dornbach all alone in front of

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST The Crimson’s sixth straight win makes it the Eastern College Athletic Conference leader in the category, and one of only two unbeaten men’s hockey teams in the country. Timothy R. o’meara—Crimson photographer

the net. The sophomore put the biscuit in the basket for the third time, earning his first career hat trick.

“I’m fortunate to play with two great players in Nick [Abruzzese] and Jack [Drury],” said Dornbach when asked about his line’s play this season. “We just like having fun. We’re lucky that we have had some early success, but we can keep getting better, and there’s still a long way to go.”

Harvard, holding onto its first two-goal lead since the very start of the game, had the last word, as senior forward Frederic Gregoire stole the puck in the RPI zone for a neat backhander, his first of the season.

The 6-3 result marks the fourth time this season the Crimson has put six or more goals on its opponents.

The squad leads the country in goals per game (5.50), has outscored foes 33-10, and along with No. 2 Cornell, is one of the nation’s only remaining unbeaten teams. Harvard’s offensive chemistry is undeniable.

“There’s depth up front,” coach Donato said. “We have four lines that feel like they can contribute offensively…. That depth definitely gives us some confidence. We know as the season goes on that it’s going to be tougher and tougher to score, but for us it’s about the process.”

Still, though, the Crimson has errors to clean up on defense. Both its goalies have save percentages that rank in the NCAA’s top five, but Gibson (4 GP, 1.49 GAA, .955 SV%) and Gornet (3 GP, 1.90 GAA, .955 SV%) can’t necessarily bail out their teammates every weekend.

“Hopefully we’ll adjust to this as the season goes on, but we’re not a team that just throws a lot of pucks at the net,” coach Donato said. “It seems to be something that’s working at this point, but defensively we’d like to make sure that we are establishing a little more offensive zone time so that we don’t have to give up as many shots as we have been giving up.”

The biggest tests in that respect are forthcoming in the next two weeks. The Friday after Thanksgiving, Harvard faces its first out-of-conference opponent, No. 14/12 Boston College, a group currently on its own five-game win streak.

Then the Crimson plays host to longtime rival Cornell in a clash of the ECAC leaders. Whether or not Harvard can keep up its tear remains to be seen. stuti.telidevara@thecrimson.com