The Harvard Crimson - Volume CXLVI, No. 10

The Harvard Crimson The University Daily, Est. 1873 | Volume CXLVI, No. 10 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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The Government Department should do more to promote inclusivity.

Venezuelans at HKS condemn the Maduro Administration.

Harvard men’s basketball defeated Yale in front of a huge home crowd.

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Dean Sullivan lists resources for sexual assault and harassment.

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In the wake of his announcement that he will serve on Harvey Weinstein’s legal team, Winthrop House Faculty Dean Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. emailed Winthrop residents a list of resources for sexual assault and harassment issues late Monday night.

The email outlined several “processes” he and Stephanie R. Robinson — his wife and fellow Winthrop faculty dean — will put in place going forward, including designating Resident Dean Linda D.M. Chavers as the house’s “point person” for sexual assault issues.

Monday’s email follows a separate message Sullivan sent Winthrop residents more than a week ago defending his decision to represent Weinstein.

“I write tonight after hearing, listening, reflecting, and processing what was shared with Stephanie and me,” Sullivan wrote Monday night.

“We just finished another meeting with our tutor staff and Resident Dean, and we have worked up some suggestions and actions that we will be taking to move us forward so that all at Winthrop feel that this is a safe place and a happy and warm home.”

Sullivan wrote that students can consult Chavers and other house staff on issues of sexual assault.

“If any student feels as though the reporting structure of the House would inhibit them from accessing resources internally, know that Linda will be available to talk without any obligation to report the substance of your conversation internally,” Sullivan wrote.

Students will also be able to seek assistance from house tutors — all of whom have been briefed on resources for sexual misconduct issues — and nonhouse resources including the Dean of Students Office and the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, according to Sullivan’s email.

Though he announced Chavers will serve as the “point person” for sexual abuse matters, Sullivan told The Crimson he will still be a resource for students.

“The email explicitly includes the [Faculty Deans] as one of many resources,” Sullivan wrote in an email Tuesday morning.

Sullivan’s email to Winthrop students also said Robinson, who leads a “Women of Winthrop” group in the house, will incorporate programming that deals with issues of sexual assault and harassment into the group’s already-scheduled programming for the semester.

“The foregoing is not intended to be exhaustive,” Sullivan wrote regarding the information in his email.

“Rather, it represents a starting point.”

Sullivan told The Crimson that the “processes” he laid out in his Monday email are not changes, but rather a list of resources available to students.

“It highlights the multiplicity of resources available to students who seek guidance on sexual assault/harassment issues,” he wrote. “ En h a nce d WOW

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By jonah s. berger and molly c. mccafferty Crimson Staff Writers

Roughly a third of female respondents to a Government Department climate survey reported that their work or study within the department was “limited” by their gender, according to a report released Wednesday. The survey, which featured questions about demographics and the general climate of the department, at­

tained relatively high response rates — 72 percent among students and 87 percent among faculty and staff. The department sent the survey to all of its faculty, staff, and students in October. All responses were left anonymous.

The department decided to survey affiliates last fall, several months after more than 20 women publicly accused Government Professor Emeritus Jorge I. Dominguez of incidents of sexual misconduct span-

Harvard Joins AntiHarassment Group By jonah s. berger and molly c. mccafferty Crimson Staff Writers

Harvard will join a group of higher education institutions focused on combating harassment and discrimination, University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced at the faculty’s monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon.

Bacow debriefed the faculty on initiatives the University is taking to combat sexual and gender-based harassment. In uniting with other higher education institutions, Harvard will be joining an initiative with the National Academies that focuses on sexual harassment of ­

women in the academic sciences, engineering, and medicine.

He added that administrators are discussing ways to combat sexual and gender-based harassment, noting that he and others heard from experts on the topic during a retreat over winter break.

“It was an enlightening conversation for all of us,” he said.

Following Bacow’s announcement, the faculty sparred over a proposal to establish a concurrent degree program allowing students to obtain both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in four years.

The proposal, presented by

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ning nearly 40 years. Government concentrators and graduate students called on the department to address climate issues and sanction Dominguez in the wake of the allegations.

The department established a “climate change” committee in March 2018 — weeks after the allegations became public — and tasked the committee with scrutinizing departmental culture. One of the committee’s seven subcommittees, the “inclusive climate” subcommit-

tee, was responsible for creating and distributing the survey in conjunction with the University’s Office of Institutional Research. The office processed the data in order to keep the responses anonymous, while the subcommittee analyzed the results.

Government Professor and inclusive climate subcommittee chair Ryan D. Enos, said Tuesday that the goal of the survey was to assess the “overall climate” of the department and to

gauge the experiences of specific demographics.

Nine total respondents reported they have experienced harassment from “somebody associated with the Government Department.” In seven of the cases, the perpetrator was a faculty member, and three of the cases involved “undesired sexual attention.” Respondents were not asked to identify the perpetrator by name. Roughly a quarter of the survey’s total respondents indicated there is not a Government Department faculty member or “other person in authority” in the department whom they would feel comfortable speaking to about issues of sexual harassment or “other issues of abuse.”

Additionally, nine percent of respondents overall reported that they had experienced some form of discrimination, defined in the report as “unjust or prejudicial treatment,” though there were significant disparities between groups.

While just two percent of undergraduates reported discrimination, the figure rises to 16 percent for graduate students and 26 percent for female graduate students. The most commonly cited reasons for discrimination were “gender identity” and “race/ethnicity,” according to the survey.

The survey also touched on issues of advising and mentorship. More than 65 percent of all respondents reported being “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the department overall.

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New England Patriots fans gathered in Boston Common to celebrate the team’s sixth Super Bowl victory. kai r. mcnamee—Crimson photographer

Adams Deans Condemn Before State of the Union, IOP Fellows Analyze Talking Points Repeat Sign Vandalism By jania j. tumey Crimson Staff Writer

Periodic laughter punctuated the live showing of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the Institute of Politics John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Tuesday night.

The IOP fellows kicked off the night by making predictions for the State of the Union before attendees watched Trump’s address. The fellows correctly predicted most of Trump’s major points, especially on immigration and the economy.

Gary D. Cohn drew on his experience as Trump’s former top economic advisor. “He will come out and talk about the strength of the U.S. economy, he will talk about the jobs that have been created, he’ll talk about GDP growth, he’ll talk about wage growth,” Cohn said. Trump did praise the state of the economy, touting his ad­

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ministration’s role in GDP growth.

“The U.S. economy is growing almost twice as fast today as when I took office, and we

are considered far and away the hottest economy anywhere in the world,” Trump said.

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Harvard affiliates gathered at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum to watch the State of the Union Address. Amanda y. su—Crimson photographer

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Today’s Forecast

By Shera s. avi-yonah and delano r. franklin Crimson Staff Writers

The repeat vandalism of a sign for a gender-neutral bathroom in Adams House sparked allegations of transphobia and prompted house administrators to email residents condemning the act. The sign includes three icons intended to represent male, female, and non-binary individuals. Adams House staff found the female icon colored in with a black marker Thursday night. After staff cleaned the sign, the icon was colored in a second time Monday evening.

Adams Faculty Deans Judith “Judy” S. Palfrey ’67 and John “Sean” G. Palfrey ’67, along with Resident Dean Adam Muri-Rosenthal, wrote in an email to residents that administrators will meet to discuss the issue within the next few days.

“There has been an unfortunate episode of vandalism here ­

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at Adams House,” they wrote.

“Over the next few days we will meet to discuss this. We are committed to an inclusive environment at Adams House and will continue to promote policies and practices that support everyone’s sense of safety and belonging.”

The markings ignited widespread disagreement among house residents after Lily E. Gulledge ’21 posted an image of the vandalized sign on an internal house email list. Some students wrote the blacked-out sign made them feel unsafe in the house; others questioned the vandal’s intent.

Several students speculated over the email list that the vandalism was transphobic or sexist. Others suggested the bathroom’s proximity to a women’s bathroom — and the absence of a nearby men’s bathroom — may have inspired the graffiti.

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For Lunch Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas Dan Dan Noodles Kale and Goat Cheese Pizza

For Dinner Chicken with Green Curry Fresh Seared Swordfish Black Bean Cakes

Today’s Events Big Tech and Democracy Institute of Politics, 6-7:15 p.m.

in The Real World

Roll through to the Institute of Politics for a discussion on big tech companies doing big things in democracy and government. It will take place in L-145 John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum room.

Maybe you’ll learn what to say when your grandmother worries that robots will take over the government.

The State of the Union

President Trump’s State of the Union address, delivered last night, included a call for more bipartisan work, a defense of his immigration agenda, and an announcement of the date for his next meeting with Kim Jong Un. He also celebrated the record number of women serving in Congress.

Harvard College Democrats Intro and Welcome Back Meeting Harvard Hall, 8-9:30 p.m.

If you’re feeling like a Democrat and you want to tell the world, swing by the Harvard College Democrats welcome back meeting in Harvard Hall 102. You can talk about the State of the Union, the Presidential election, or how hot young Joe Biden is.

Where Women Don’t Dance: Nejla Yatkin Harvard Advocate, 2:30-4 p.m.

This talk will start with a screening of the documentary “Where Women Don’t Dance” and continue to a talk with Choreographer Nejla Yatkin about dance as cultural diplomacy.

Dancing ability not required, just head over to the Harvard Advocate.

Pope Francis Acknowledges Clergy Abuse of Nuns

A student played frisbee in the Yard as the temperature rebounds from the cold during previous days. Margaret F. Ross—Crimson photographer

Daily Briefing After the announcement that he will represent Harvey Weinstein, Winthrop House Faculty Dean Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. emailed Winthrop residents a list of resources for sexual assault and harassment issues late Monday night. His email detailed several “processes” he and Stephanie R. Robinson — his wife and fellow Winthrop faculty dean — will institute, including designating Resident Dean Linda D.M. Chavers as the house’s “point person” for sexual assault issues. In other news, University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced at the faculty’s monthly meeting Tuesday that Harvard will join a group of colleges and universities focused on fighting harassment and discrimination.

Pope Francis confirmed that members of the clergy did abuse nuns, and said the Church is currently trying to stop the abuse. Several outlets had alleged abuse, but this is the first time the Pope confirmed it. The response of the Vatican has been criticized for being too little and too slow.

Humanitarian Crisis At Brooklyn Jail Prompts Further Investigation

Protesting a lack of heat in the cold weather, prisoners banged on their windows at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center in New York. This drew national attention to the conditions at the jail, but some experts say it could serve as a warning that the conditions at other jails and prisons across the country are inadequate.

Around the Ivies columbia Columbia University recently announced progress of its “Live Well, Learn Well” program in partnership with the Jed Foundation, outlining its plan to develop gatekeeper training for all of its Core Curriculum faculty and increase its outreach efforts, The Columbia Daily Spectator reported Monday. The partnership, initiated in 2017, identified 14 objectives aimed to improve undergraduate student well-being. Through the program, Columbia created positions supervising resources for incoming students with mental health issues and initiated a project preventing student access to roofs.

YALE The Yale Daily News reported Tuesday that Yale University recently made changes to its Eli Whitney Students Program that allows students who’ve experienced a five or more year interruption to their education to enroll in Yale College full-time or part-time with need-blind financial aid. Starting Fall 2019, Eli Whitney students enrolled in at least two course credits in a semester would receive housing scholarships up to the cost of a standard Yale College room.

brown Brown’s Undergraduate Council of Students passed legislation requiring all Category III student groups — groups that can receive more than $200 in funding from their Undergraduate Finance Board — to designate one representative to attend mandatory harm prevention trainings, the Brown Daily Herald reported Monday. According to the UCS Vice President, the goal of the requirement is to “have a person in each student group that people could go to when problems arose around any of these issues of consent, or mental health issues.”

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HKS Venezuelans Condemn Maduro

By Jania J. tumey Crimson Staff Writer

In the midst of political and economic turmoil in Venezuela resulting in international efforts to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to cede power, Venezuelans at the Harvard Kennedy School have spoken out with concerns about their country’s future.

Maduro was sworn into office for a second six-year term last month after a disputed election outcome.

The opposition party accused the government of fraud and, later last month, the head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, declared himself interim president.

Isaías A. Medina III, a former United Nations diplomat from Venezuela who is now a Kennedy School student, said he considers Guaidó the nation’s rightful leader.

“The constituent assembly convened an election — a fake and sham election — that was held last year supposedly electing Maduro for a second term,” Medina said. “[Guaidó] is filling the void of the executive power legally, and that has translated into an unstoppable Venezuelan Spring.”

Maduro has repeatedly declared the election results in his favor legitimate.

Medina worked in the Maduro administration for two years before resigning in protest two years ago.

“I was never asked to do anything that would violate my principles or morals until 2017,” Medina said. “They started shooting protesters in the street, mostly students...I was shocked.”

Maduro has been accused of human-rights abuses throughout his presidency.

Kennedy School Venezuelan Caucus members Nizar El Fakih and Armando I. Flores grew up in Caracas, the country’s capital, and still have family in Venezuela. El Fakih said that when he wakes up and sees news about the situation, his family is the first thing on his mind.

“The first thing I think about is whether or not my family is finding the medicines that they need, if they are finding the food that they need,” he said. “It’s a preoccupation I always have.”

Many in Venezuela are facing significant food shortages, power outages, and lack of access to medical products and services.

El Fakih said it’s difficult to predict how political conflict between Maduro and Guaidó will unfold in the coming weeks.

“Based on my daily communication with the people that are leading this movement in Venezuela — the politicians that are in the Congress — they are not sure about what is going to happen because they cannot predict the behavior of the regime,” he said.

Flores said that although the future of the country is uncertain, new developments inside and outside of Venezuela give him cause for optimism.

President Donald Trump recognized Guaidó as interim president within minutes of the leader’s public announcement Jan. 23, along with a majority of Latin American countries and Canada that backed the opposition.

As of Monday, nine European nations have also recognized Guaidó as interim president after Maduro refused an eightday ultimatum to call new elections.

“When I see what’s happening now, I have hope. Things are changing in the political

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Vandalism Prompts Anger and Unity Gulledge, who serves on the Adams House Committee, said the vandalism was a point of discussion at Monday night’s committee meeting and that it upset several committee members.

“Some people expressed in the meeting that they felt really uncomfortable because of it,”

I thought it was really frustrating.

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she said. “I thought it was really frustrating that someone had gone out of their way to do it again when they already made a point the first time.”

In their email, the Palfreys and Rosenthal wrote that resident tutors Eleanor C. Craig and Toby Oldham would host an “open dialogue” in their suite Tuesday evening.

Adams House first introduced gender-neutral bathrooms in 2015. At the time, administrators pointed to the House’s history as a supportive space for BGLTQ undergraduates and said the change would make Adams more welcoming.

Since then, several other houses have followed suit. In 2016, students in Eliot House shared photos of a broken sign for a gender-neutral bathroom over their email list. At the time, they said the act was sexist and offensive.

Catherine Y. Zhang ’19, a resident of Adams House, said she was disappointed to learn of the graffiti. “Obviously I think they knew it would have a big symbolic impact on trans students who already feel uncomfortable here,” Zhang said. “For that reason I think it’s really terrible and whoever is doing it should stop.”

Zhang said she thinks the vandalism is unrepresentative of the Adams community as a whole.

“I think there’s also a pretty strong community of people in Adams who will not let this happen or when it happens will actively stand up for trans people in our community,” she said. “I feel confident that we will not let this happen anymore or at least be more active in our willingness to make a safe space in Adams.”

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Cambridge residents riding with Uber can now take advantage of an enhanced security feature built into the application to improve emergency response.

The feature, called “911 Assistance,” enables passengers to call 911 swifely through Uber’s new Safety Toolkit — which riders can access by tapping the security icon on the bottom right of the screen without having to exit the app.

Cambridge emergency responders can now also access trip details, including vehicle information, precise location updates, and private information — such as medical history and emergency contacts — that Uber riders can provide in advance by creating an online user profile.

Cambridge is the second city in Massachusetts to adopt this feature. ­

Univ. Joins AntiHarassment Group Comparative Literature Professor Karen L. Thornber, would replace the current Advanced Standing program, which is currently being phased out. Advanced Standing allows students entering the College having completed advanced coursework to either obtain a bachelor’s degree in three years or a master’s and a bachelor’s in four.

Unlike the Advanced Standing program — which requires students to enter college with a certain number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate credits to participate — the new system would be open to all students in the class of 2022 and beyond.

Students in the proposed program would be allowed to double-count three courses towards both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. They would then be required to take five graduate-level courses in addition to their normal undergraduate work to complete the program, likely requiring them to take five courses for five semesters.

Faculty opposing the proposal said the program could overburden students, damage the integrity of master’s degrees, and continue to advantage students who attended elite high schools.

Harry R. Lewis ’68, one of a handful of professors who spoke against the proposal, argued that requiring students to enroll in an extra course for multiple semesters in a row to achieve a dual degree is “too heavy a burden.”

“The quality of students’ work — and these are our best ­

Isaías A. Medina III, a former United Nations delegate, has criticized Maduro’s administration. kathryn s. kuhar—Crimson photographer

landscape. We don’t know how it’s going to end yet, but at least things are changing,” Flores said.

Medina said the international response was justified.

“It’s the responsibility of the international community to step in when governments act against their own population,” he said.

This is a humanitarian problem. It’s good against evil. It’s tyranny against democracy.

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In response to Maduro’s continued insistence on his presidency, the United States has imposed sanctions on Venezuelan oil, a blow to one of its largest industry at a time when the country is already facing major economic challenges.

Rodrigo Diamanti, founder

of the international non-governmental organization “Un Mundo Sin Mordaza,” Spanish for “a world without censorship,” was one of many activists arrested in 2014. He fled Venezuela in 2015 and is now a research fellow at the Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

Diamanti said that rehabilitating Venezuela’s economy will be difficult since the nation has experienced levels of hyperinflation in recent months similar to those in post-World War I Germany.

“In order to recover from this level of collapse, we’ll need support from the whole continent,” Diamanti said.

“Malnutrition is affecting future generations, so it’s something that needs to be targeted very soon.”

Medina echoed the urgency in helping people suffering in Venezuela.

“This is a humanitarian problem,” he said. “It’s good against evil. It’s tyranny against democracy.” jania.tumey@thecrimson.com

By Alexandra A. chaidez and aidan f. ryan Crimson Staff Writers

Harvard Corporation member and former CEO of American Express Kenneth I. Chenault was featured in a PBS and The HistoryMakers special “An Evening with Ken Chenault” that featured commentary from University President Lawrence S. Bacow and former University President Drew G. Faust. The hour-long special — hosted by CBS sportscaster James T. Brown ’73 — examines Chenault’s life and leadership, from steering American Express through the 2008 financial crisis to serving as a member of the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body.

Julieanna L. Richardson, founder and president of The HistoryMakers, a non-profit organization that preserves “untold personal stories of both well-known and unsung African Americans,” said Chenault’s experience in ­

business and law made him a notable subject. “Ken Chenault is much admired and much respected not only from the Law School and the general Harvard community, but in corporate America,” Richardson said. “There is no other corporate executive that has his record in terms of being the CEO of American Express for 17 years.”

Bacow and Faust both paid tribute to Chenault in the special, alongside former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and media mogul and billionaire philanthropist Oprah Winfrey.

Bacow — Chenault’s classmate at Harvard Law School in the mid70s — introduced a segment on Chenault’s education at Harvard, where he shared the halls of the Law School with figures like John Payton, former president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Law School Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. “I think that the law school represented, for many of us at least, an opportunity to pursue ideals of so-

cial justice,” Bacow said.

Faust — who served as University president when Chenault joined the Corporation in 2014 — offered high praise, noting Chenault’s astuteness even at the very start of his tenure on the University’s highest governing body.

“Even though he was new and was just getting to know the details of where Harvard was and what the big questions before us were, I remember him at that meeting saying some stunningly insightful things,” Faust said during the program. One of the newer members of the Corporation, Chenault served on the presidential search committee that ultimately culminated in the selection of Bacow, his fellow Corporation member and classmate. The two Corporation members featured in the special — Theodore V. Wells Jr. and David M. Rubenstein — also praised their colleague’s expertise and talent. Rubenstein commended Chenault for serving as the leader of “a great company” with

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“Every second counts in an emergency, and these new updates will help ensure those living, working and visiting Cambridge get help quickly with accurate information if faced with an emergency situation,” he wrote.

Warnick highlighted the feature’s subtlety, writing that “these new enhancements enable passengers to be able to share extensive details with

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“compassion, intellect, humanity and with great skill.” Wells — another of Chenault’s classmates at the Law School — noted the talent and fame of his and Chenault’s African-American colleagues from Cambridge, many of whom rose to prominence in business, academia, and law. “It was an extraordinary period with an extraordinary group of black men and women,” he added.

After stepping down as the chief executive of American Express, Chenault became the chairman and managing director of venture capital firm General Catalyst Partners and joined the boards of technology companies like Facebook and Airbnb.

“An Evening with Ken Chenault” began airing on PBS stations Feb. 3 and will be broadcast on Boston’s local station, WGBH-TV, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. alexandra.chaidez@thecrimson.com aidan.ryan@thecrimson.com

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students — will go down as they split their daily 24 hours five ways instead of four,” he said.

Thornber said she would be open to increasing the number of courses students could double-count towards a master’s degree from three — as detailed in the current proposal — to four.

But that incremental change likely will not placate some of the more vocal opponents of the proposal at Tuesday’s meeting. Physics Professor Howard M. Georgi ’68 suggested allowing students to double-count all eight graduate-level courses towards a dual degree, so as not to constrain students’ research pursuits.

“In addition to making it clear that we value the quality of our students’ education over sheer quantity, this would eliminate the games that students can now play with their gradepoint averages,” he said.

Robb Moss, chair of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, also presented a proposal at the meeting to change the name of his department to the “Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies,” saying the current name has become “opaque” after a decades-long shift in the focus of its classes and faculty research.

The Faculty Council — the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ highest governing body — voted to approve both proposals at its meeting last week. The Council’s vote is purely advisory, and the full faculty will likely vote

Faust, Bacow Honor Chenault in TV Special

Uber Feature Improves Residents’ Access to 911 By ema r. schumer

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Emergency Dispatchers without drawing attention to Uber drivers.”

He said users do not need to speak with a dispatcher for assistance.

Michael Martin — an alum of Harvard Business School — co-founded RapidSOS, a venture-backed company focusing on providing emergency response data.

RapidSOS partnered with Uber to work on the 911 dispatch program.

Martin wrote in an email that he created the company after finding himself in an emergency situation.

“In that moment I realized just how hard it is to get out your phone, dial a number, and have a coherent conversation in the middle of an emergency,” he wrote.

“911 often doesn’t even know your name or your location when you call.”

During his time at HBS, Martin worked with first re-

sponders and the Emergency Communications Department in Cambridge to modernize 911

It’s nice knowing that if something was wrong, I would have this feature to keep me safe.

Morgan L. Whitten ‘21 Student

calling.

Some Harvard students using Uber said they welcome the enhanced security feature.

Morgan L. Whitten ’21 said that she too has felt uncomfortable during Uber rides.

“It turned out alright, but it’s nice knowing that if something was wrong, I would have this feature to keep me safe,” she said. ema.schumer@thecrimson.com

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Sullivan Lists Resources for Sexual Misconduct programming represents a supplement to what the House has always done.”

[The email] highlights the multiplicity of resources available to students who seek guidance to sexual assault/harassment issues.

Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. Winthrop Faculty Dean

The missive from Sullivan comes a few days after the lawyer and Harvard Law School professor criticized Harvard’s handling of sexual assault allegations against Economics Pro-

fessor Roland G. Fryer, Jr. A Jan. 29 RealClearInvestigations article identifies Sullivan as Fryer’s lawyer, though Sullivan avoided directly answering multiple questions from The Crimson about his role in Fryer’s defense.

Sullivan has a history of representing high-profile clients, including former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez and the family of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. in 2014.

He is representing Weinstein in a Manhattan sexual abuse case resulting from allegations that Weinstein raped one woman and forcibly performed oral sex on another. A pretrial conference has been scheduled for March 7. aidan.ryan@thecrimson.com

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Gov Dept Releases Survey Results Roughly half of graduate students indicated they feel the department’s teaching appointment system is not “adequate to [their] needs.”

A plurality of female graduate students wrote they disagree that department “mentors, teachers, and advisers” are not “sufficiently sensitive” to inclusion and diversity issues.

The survey asked respondents how their political ideology affects their sense of belonging.

Sixty-one percent of self-identified conservatives wrote their work or study was “limited” by their political views, compared to nine percent of self-identified liberals.

“When it comes to saying they feel like they can be their authentic selves, conservatives are unlikely to do that, and they don’t feel like they can speak out in class,” Enos said.

Enos said some survey data cannot be contextualized due to a lack of comparable data from other departments.

“The most important thing that we should compare it to is, what is the department that we aspire to be,” he said.

“The Government Department, we not only educate a big portion of the College, but when it comes to our particular academic field, we’re a leader in the world.”

“So we have a duty to be a model,” he added. jonah.berger@thecrimson.com molly.mccafferty@thecrimson.com

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Harvard Issues Town Gown Report

Representatives from Harvard and other Cambridge area schools presented to the Cambridge Planning Board about their students, faculty, and development. naomi s. castellon-perez—Crimson photographer

By Declan j. knieriem and katelyn li Crimson Staff Writers

Harvard presented its annual Town Gown report to the Cambridge Planning Board Tuesday, outlining 2018 campus infrastructure projects, University initiatives, and affiliate statistics. The report also included upcoming campus development plans and projections for future years.

The Town Gown is an annual report compiled by Harvard, as well as other Cambridge area universities, submitted to the city of Cambridge every year.

Following publication, each school must present its report to city representatives.

The term “town gown” refers to the distinction between the academic — “gown” — and ­

SOTU From Page 1

IOP Fellows Predict Trump’s Speech Unexpected cheers broke out — both in the United States House of Representative chamber and at the IOP — when Trump highlighted advances for women in the workforce.

“No one has benefited more from our thriving economy than women, who have filled 58 percent of the newly created jobs last year,” Trump said, before acknowledging the record-high number of women in Congress.

During the IOP Fellows panel, former Tallahassee Mayor and 2018 Democratic Floridian gubernatorial candidate Andrew D. Gillum said he is concerned about Trump’s rhetoric surrounding undocumented immigrants .

“I fear that tonight will probably be a little bit of demagoging of immigrants,” Gillum said. “I think he will talk a lot about an invasion of the United States on the southern border despite the fact that illegal crossing at the border is at a 20-year low.”

Border security was indeed a central focus of Trump’s speech, and he pushed his proposal for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. “Now is the time for Congress to show the world that America is committed to ending illegal immigration and putting the ruthless coyotes, cartels, drug dealers, and human traffickers out of business,” Trump

said. “Walls work and walls save lives!”

Absent from Trump’s State of the Union address was the 35-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, caused by conflict over the proposed border wall. Former Rep. Barbara J. Comstock (R-VA) said she thought the shutdown would be a significant talking point and an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation.

“I’ve always thought government shutdowns were a bad idea,” she said. “They’re costly, they’re not conservative.”

The shutdown forced some Harvard professors to pause their research as they waited to renew grants from agencies that had closed. Some postdoctoral fellows also saw the status of their stipend payments remain in limbo as they depended on funding from the National Science Foundation, which had closed temporarily.

Though Trump did not address Comstock’s concerns about the shutdown, Comstock correctly predicted the mention of two bipartisan policies: modernizing infrastructure and lowering drug prices.

“Both parties should be able to unite for a great rebuilding of America’s crumbling infrastructure,” Trump said. jania.tumey@thecrimson.com

non-academic — “town” — parts of cities home to college campuses.

According to Harvard’s report, the document “provides data which characterize the University’s population, land and buildings, and payments to the City,” as well as plans for the next year. The 76-page report also outlines community partnerships, affordable housing initiatives, and sustainability efforts.

Harvard Planning Office and Harvard Public Affairs and Communications, the University’s central public relations office, help to compile the the Town Gown report.

During the University’s presentation, Alexandra Offiong, Harvard’s director of planning services, shared plans for ongoing and future construction

projects on Harvard’s campus including the completed Smith Campus Center, the House renewal program, and the construction of Harvard’s science and engineering complex in Allston.

She also said the University is making progress on building a district energy facility to power parts of campus.

Heather Henriksen, the managing director of Harvard’s Office for Sustainability, described the university’s progress toward fulfilling its Climate Action Plan, which aims for the campus to be fossil fuel-neutral by 2026 and fossil fuel-free by 2050.

In outlining Harvard’s climate action goals, she specifically referenced Harvard’s commitment to developing technologies and strategies for

global utilization.

“It is really about translating the research and teaching into practice, piloting it on campus, proving it, innovating, scaling it, and then getting it beyond Harvard to help others in society these global systemic sustainability challenges like climate,” she said.

Planning Board member Tom Sieniewicz commended the sustainability projects detailed in Harvard’s report, calling them “bona fide living labs.”

“I’m proud of that,” he said.

Thomas J. Lucey, HPAC’s director of government and community relations for Cambridge, discussed Harvard’s work towards creating and preserving affordable housing in and around Harvard Square.

“Our commitment to housing isn’t just housing our own students, but it’s working in partnerships with both the City of Cambridge and local community development corporations in a variety of different ways,” he said.

Touting Harvard’s community outreach work, he also listed several of the University’s efforts to connect and collaborate with Cambridge Public Schools.

Harvard offers opportunities for public school students of all ages to access Harvard’s resources, including the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, the Harvard Art Museums, the American Repertory Theater, and various other Harvard laboratories and classrooms.

Planning Board Chair H. Theodore Cohen also commented on the role of the Town Gown in building bridges between Cambridge and its institutions of higher learning.

“This report helps strengthen the connection between the universities and the public,” he said.

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LMore than one million fans, including several Harvard students, flocked to downtown Boston Tuesday to welcome home their Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots.

Students joined the crowd on the sidewalks of Boylston Street and Boston Common.

Many of them skipped classes and put their studies on hold in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the Patriots players as they held aloft the Vince Lombardi Trophy to celebrate their victory. Fans screamed “I love you, Tom” to quarterback Tom Brady and directed obscenities at the Los Angeles Rams, the team the Patriots defeated 13-3 on Sunday.

Music boomed from speakers mounted to the Duck Boats and flatbed trucks that carried the players and their families. ­

Once in a lifetime is what they say, but hopefully not.

Paul E. Kuechler ’22

“Let’s have another Super Bowl of Ram chowder,” one fan’s sign read, referring to Boston’s famous clam chowder.

The Boston Police Depart-

ment estimated 1.5 million fans attended the parade, which began at Hynes Convention Center and made its way to City Hall.

Paul E. Kuechler ’22 said he skipped class for the first time at Harvard to commemorate his hometown team, an experience he said was “worth it.”

“Once in a lifetime is what they say, but hopefully not,” Kuechler said of the opportunity to attend a championship parade.

Boston sports fans have not had a dearth of championship parades in recent years. This year’s win was the Patriots’ sixth since 2002 and the Boston Red Sox held a parade just a couple months ago to celebrate winning the World Series. Boston teams have won 12 championships in the last 18 years.

Chris Kuang ’20, a self proclaimed “die-hard” Patriots fan and six other Harvard students spent three hours in Boston to watch the parade.

“I’ve grown up around Boston and been to a bunch of parades my whole life, and each one is special,” he said. “It only happens every once in a while.

We’re lucky here in Boston to have had a lot of celebrations over the years, but you really can’t take them for granted.”

With warm temperatures and sunny skies, the weather presented prime conditions for the parade, a marked improvement compared to the snowy

By Connor w. K. brown Crimson Staff Writer

The Harvard Law Review elected second-year Law student Lauren N. Beck as its the 133rd president, according to an email from outgoing president Michael L. Thomas.

Beck, who was born in Northern California and raised in San Francisco, graduated from Columbia University in 2014 with a degree in English literature. Before starting at Harvard Law School, Beck worked at Codeacademy, an education startup based in New York that specializes in teaching students computer programming skills.

This summer she will serve as a summer associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson.

The Harvard Law Review was founded in 1887 by former United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis. The publication is entirely student-edited with the largest circulation of any law journal in the world. The Law Review counts various notable alumni ­

She has consistently impressed her peers with her brilliance.

Michael L. Thomas Outgoing President, Harvard Law Review

“There was that New England camaraderie, everyone coming together and having fun together.”

Yohannes said she did not mind missing lecture to attend the parade.

But not every student — even longtime fans — could afford to miss class to partake in the festivities.

Jerome M. Edwards ’21 said he was disappointed that he had a class at the Medical School during the time of the parade.

“I personally felt like this season the team gave so much back and played so hard, so I hoped to attend to show my appreciation and love for them,” he said.

among its members, including former U.S. President Barack Obama. Thomas praised Beck in an email for her suitability for the position and wrote he is excited for the future of the publication under her leadership.

“The Law Review is incredibly fortunate to have Lauren at the helm. She has consistently impressed her peers with her brilliance, thoughtfulness, and dedication to the institution.”

Thomas wrote. “I am so excited to see all the ways that the Law Review will thrive under her leadership.” Beck wrote in an emailed statement that her predecessor helmed the publication skillfully.

“Michael has led the Law Review with compassion, humility, and skill,” Beck wrote.

“His exceptional tenure is a testament to his character, and to his remarkable intellect.”

Beck also wrote that she looks forward to continuing the legacy left by Thomas and other Law Review editors. “Michael and his volume leave our scholarship and our internal community more ambitious, more cohesive, and simply stronger,” Beck wrote. “I’m grateful for the chance, alongside the brilliant editors in our volume, to follow their example.”

Beck’s election comes after the Law Review has made efforts in the past few years to increase diversity at the publication. The Law Review expanded its affirmative action policy in 2013, and has since elected its first majority female class in 2017. This hiring policy has recently come under fire in a suit brought against the Law Review, Harvard Law School, and the President and Fellows of Harvard College — the University’s highest governing board, otherwise known as the Harvard Corporation — for alleged violation of anti-discrimination laws Title VI and IX.

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championship parade two years ago.

“The weather was a lot nicer, which was really good,” Feven Yohannes ’22 said after attending her second parade in three years.

I’ve grown up around Boston and been to a bunch of parades my whole life, and each one is special.

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Editorial The Crimson Editorial board

Op-ed

Addressing the Opioid Crisis Online

Learning from the Past, Building a More Inclusive Future

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n association with the American Federation of Teachers, Harvard Medical School released an online course in mid-January to educate teachers on how to combat opioid abuse. The course, designed in the wake of considerable interest in a 2017 HarvardX course entitled “The Opioid Crisis In America,” is intended for educators but open to the general public. While we commend the Medical School’s efforts to reach out to the community and provide practical information for mitigating the opioid crisis, we believe the Medical School is in a unique position to use its expertise to help address the crisis on a more systemic level.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa.

Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo. 150 words In order to address the opioid epidemic on a more systemic, action-oriented level, the Medical School should concentrate on the broader push to lessen the negative contribution to the opioid epidemic by medical professionals. The Medical School could achieve this through pursuing more active programs to educate doctors about the dangers of the opioids they prescribe. Increased trainings on how to approach patients about using opioids and potential alternative prescriptions should ac-

company these initiatives, as between 21 and 29 percent of patients who are prescribed opioids end up abusing them.

Furthermore, 75 percent of those who began abusing opioids in the 2000s were first exposed to the drugs through a prescription. That said, medical professionals are often undereducated about this risk: An instance of this can be seen in a course at the Medical School entitled “Social Change, Injury Prevention, and the Practice of Medicine,” which seems to only cover opioids in the context of accidental ingestion, failing to mention the opioid abuse crisis. The Medical School should leverage its expertise to stop this

The Medical School is in a unique position to use its expertise to help address the crisis on a more systemic level. source of opioid exposure, rather than focusing its efforts solely on damage limitation.

While the Medical School can and should look for better ways to address the opioid crisis, the existing program remains laudable. The fact that it was released in collaboration with the AFT allows the course to target educators who work with different age groups ranging from elementary school to higher education. We hope that the AFT will use its teaching expertise to empower teachers

to protect their students from the opioid crisis in the way that is most consistent with their stage in life. To best combat the crisis, the Medical School should look to disseminate its medical knowledge the same way that these online courses allows the AFT to mobilize its expertise.

Another aspect of the class that deserves specific commendation is its open access format. It is always beneficial when ivory tower research institutions like the Medical School make their expertise accessible for the public good.

Solving public health problems like the opioid epidemic may sometimes require raising mass awareness to influence relevant behavior at a population level, like hand-washing, flu vaccinations, or Narcan administration. This course and the choice to make it open to the public recognizes the potential that online classes have to spread such awareness. We hope that the Medical School will take the spirit of open access to knowledge embodied in this initiative and expand it to its other programs to promote best practices in public health.

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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Student Activism Has Lost Its Spirit Sahil Handa Ambivalent dissident

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une in, turn on, and drop out.” Spoken by Timothy F. Leary at a gathering of over 20,000 hippies in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park in 1967, these words were a call for young people across America to take psychedelics, seek divinity within, and reject all that exists without.

And in the counterculture of the 1960s, Leary had disciples: The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan; kids at Woodstock, Newport Folk, Monterey Pop. Thousands of youths saw themselves as “part of a greater organism”: turning on, tuning in, and dropping out.

But some of Leary’s friends dropped back in. For young people on the left, psychedelic pandemonium came with resentful rebellion: railing against Cold War brinkmanship, sexual repression, and racial segregation. In North Carolina, teenage sit-ins sparked a countrywide sit-in movement. In Berkeley, thousands of students defied a ban on on-campus political activities. In Chicago, over 200,000 students boycotted classes in protest of ongoing segregation. And at Harvard, scandal erupted when the media found out that undergraduates were taking the separation of procreation and sex into new territory.

Sixties counterculture was by no means perfect. For many, the call to action paved the way for hedonistic utopianism; for others, it meant turning a blind eye to Soviet expansionism. Some exploited the atmosphere to feed their self-indulgent sense of entitlement; others abused and commoditized drugs to the point of death. Every triumph of the decade was accompanied by severe and important losses: reckless debauchery, years of potential research, and overlooked tyrants in Europe and South America.

Yet, despite all its faults, one cannot help but admire the spirit of sixties counterculture. For it is that spirit — that fighting, aspirational spirit — which, in addition to helping launch the welfare state and forcing through the Civil Rights Act, took it beyond national borders. By 1968, young people had become the world’s loudest voice against the Vietnam War: 4,000 outside the US embassy in London; a brave student killed at the University of Puerto Rico; thousands of draft cards burned in Australia

and America. The sixties inspired a global leftist movement; it brought together a disparate collection of causes and identity groups for the sake of a greater political purpose. And the results, though flawed, contributed to the end of a disastrous conflict.

No such movement exists today, and that is not because there is nothing for young people to protest. America has a dangerous narcissist in the White House, and every day its democratic system becomes increasingly vulnerable to foreign manipulation. Islamist extremists continue to promote extremist ideology abroad while white supremacists call for the deportation of anyone who arrived in their nation from abroad. From voter suppression and environmental degradation to irresponsible social media companies and ever-increasing inequality, there is plenty for the youth to challenge.

But today, those seeking social justice are more often associated with political correctness than radical impudence; freedom of speech has become a talking point of the right rather than the left. Students would rather find enemies in their insufficiently woke neighbors than form powerful coalitions across

The notion that members of the free speech movement could have once marched alongside sexual liberators and drug legalizers is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine political boundaries; they would sooner appear to be fighting false enemies than spend their time addressing real ones.

The most popular college protests of the past five years have been over a conservative provocateur’s speaking platform, a Sanders-supporting professor’s rejection of segregation, and an email suggesting that the role of a college faculty should not extend to Halloween costume recommendations.

In all three cases, the students were the prosecutors, not the defendants. In all three cases, the students appealed to a pre-existing authority for their answers.

And in all three cases, the students spent significant time arguing amongst themselves. Some might point to the Wom-

en’s March as an exception, but its leadership’s blatant anti-Semitism has alienated those who do not subscribe to a stream of illiberal opinions; and the result, despite initial promise, has been to mask unproductive infighting with Instagram icons.

As students have self-segregated into fanatical factions, their enemies have stepped in to take their place. Far-right racists have stolen the revolutionary spirit, claiming to fight on behalf of the people while doing all they can to divide them into hostile groups. Across Europe, nativist and neo-fascist parties are winning elections by exploiting anti-immigrant sentiment. In America, neo-Nazis are making a resurgence in the public sphere. A tribalistic president is putting destructive policies into action and former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon has just returned from an expansive European tour — all while our student activists complain about course syllabi and call out Kanye West’s tweets.

Young skins have become thinner, aspirations have grown smaller, and bigots have seized the countercultural mantle.

Potential allies have been left politically deserted and students have grown perennially distracted.

The notion that members of the free speech movement could have once marched alongside sexual liberators and drug legalizers is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine.

In her 1968 Class Day speech at Harvard, Coretta Scott King called every student of her day a “serious-minded, independent-thinking individual” with an “amazing power to influence the course of societies all over the world.” Her statement was a powerful one that accurately described the spirit of 1960s youth. But now, in an era dominated by virtue signalling and identity politics, its message is needed more than ever.

Progress, as Oscar Wilde put it, has been made through disobedience — anti-fragile revolutionaries confronting flawed arguments wherever they found them. Those revolutionaries have not always had the right answers, but they have always asked the right questions; they have disregarded fruitless battles in order to take part in the real war.

—Sahil Handa ’21, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Social Studies and Philosophy concentrator in Cabot House. His column appears on alternate Wednesdays.

By Ryan D. Enos, Sarah E.M. James, and Danielle T. Roybal

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ast spring, like many members of the Government department, we were shocked and deeply concerned by allegations of persistent sexual harassment by Professor Jorge I. Dominguez, a faculty member in the department.

In the weeks that followed, it became clear that the alleged behavior was well-known by many students long before reaching faculty and administrators. This revealed a problematic departmental climate: one that lacked transparency, equality, and accountability.

These events also provided an opportunity to reflect on and improve the climate in our community. This past fall, a committee in the Government department fielded a comprehensive survey of the department, looking specifically but not only at instances of exclusion, discrimination, and harassment. With high response rates from students, faculty, and staff, we feel confident that the results of this survey present the most accurate picture of the department to date. We have made this survey and the anonymized data available to all members of the community. In many respects, the results of this survey give us reasons to be proud. 77 percent of our community would recommend the Government department to a peer, and most members have a strong feeling of belonging within our department. A majority of our undergraduate students believe the department provides them with the training necessary to be successful in their career and that faculty care about student success in the classroom. Similarly, 82 percent of graduate students believe faculty care about the success of their research.

But, importantly, the results also firmly point to shortcomings and further emphasize the urgency of the situation: Most significantly, women in the department, particularly women graduate students, are less satisfied with the climate than are men. Many political conservatives feel they

Harassment and discrimination cost us talent, make us less diverse, and inhibit our students’ best work. are not able to fully express their opinions in the classroom. These findings reflect that members of our community — disproportionately women — reportedly have experienced some form of harassment (3 percent) or discrimination (9 percent). While these proportions indicate that harassment and discrimination are not widespread, they are not zero, which is the only acceptable number. And, of course, harassment and discrimination have a chilling effect beyond the direct victims — affecting the ability of others to work and learn in an uncomfortable, hostile, or even unsafe environment. Because of this, harassment and discrimination cost us talent, make us less diverse, and inhibit our students’ best work. As stated in the survey report, “all members [of the department] must be able to work and learn in an environment that is free of harassment and discrimination, and in which resources and support are available to all members as needed to fulfill their goals and to be commensurate with the merits of their endeavors.” The Harvard Government department is a significant part of undergraduate education at the College and is a leading political science department in the world. As such, we have a responsibility to set an example as a place where all members of our community can thrive while being treated with dignity and respect.

Last spring, a Committee on Climate Change of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff began examining our past failures and for teaching, mentoring, hiring and promotion, in-

We have a responsibility to set an example as a place where all members of our community can thrive while being treated with dignity and respect. ternal governance, and community building. The committee strives to develop norms and practices that are more transparent, inclusive, and supportive for all members of the Government department community. Their efforts have already yielded concrete actions, including a series of lectures and social events designed to bring students and faculty together across ranks and fields, an ongoing review of our graduate mentoring, and restructuring of our Teaching Fellow training, including expanded training on issues of diversity in the classroom.

Our survey has given us data to make informed decisions. In light of what we’ve learned, we will now renew our efforts for inclusion and gender equality. But the process of reform is only beginning: To become the department to which we aspire, we welcome and value the input of all members of our department and concerned members of the wider Harvard community.

In the past, the Government department fell short of the standard to which we should hold ourselves. As we move forward, we invite members of our community to examine the survey report and join us in our efforts to build a department that is diverse, democratic, and excellent.

—Ryan D. Enos is a Professor of Government. Sarah E. M. James is a Ph.D. candidate in Social Policy and Government at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Danielle T. Roybal, ’19 is a joint concentrator in Government and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Kirkland House.

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Howard Schultz Speech Draws Political Protesters By camille g. caldera and samuel w. zwickel Crimson Staff Writers

Wielding signs with slogans like “a vote for Schultz is a vote for Trump” and chanting “Hey hey, ho ho, Howard Schultz has got to go,” more than 30 demonstrators gathered outside Brattle Theatre to protest the billionaire’s possible independent presidential bid.

Schultz — the former CEO of Starbucks — visited Cambridge to promote his book “From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America.” He told the New York Times in January he plans to travel the country on a months-long book tour before making a final decision on whether to declare an independent bid among a widening field of 2020 presidential hopefuls.

Schultz’s sold-out talk, hosted by the Harvard Bookstore, drew at least 100 audience

members. The demonstration was part of a “coordinated effort across the country” by local chapters of Indivisible — a liberal grassroots organization — to oppose Schultz “at each and every single one of the book stops, or as many as we can,” said Monica R. Burke, the organizer of the protest and group leader for the Acton, Mass. chapter of Indivisible.

Many demonstrators said they are frustrated with Schultz’s choice to identify as an independent, if he chooses to run.

“I’m here because I want a different president than Donald Trump in 2020, and if Howard Schultz runs as an independent, he will split the Democratic votes, and we will lose,” protester Robin W. Parker, a resident affiliate of Quincy House, said.

“We don’t particularly mind if Howard Schultz runs,” said protestor Lisa A. Baci, a member of Minutemen Indivisible, a chapter of the advocacy group

based in Lexington, Mass. “We just wish he’d pick a party and run in one of the existing parties and not run in a way that might make him a spoiler and elect someone who doesn’t have majority support.”

Schultz is just one spoiler in a long line of other potential spoilers.

Adam M. Friedman Voter Choice Massachusetts Director

Adam M. Friedman, the director of political advocacy group Voter Choice Massachusetts, said independent candidates are evidence that the country’s two-party political system does not effectively represent voters’ wishes.

“Howard Schultz is just one spoiler in a long line of other potential spoilers — we like to call them ‘so-called spoilers’ because people shouldn’t be blamed for running, but unfortunately our two-party system breaks down when more than two people run, so people are being as pragmatic as they can by pressuring candidates to drop out,” Friedman said.

Burke, too, said the two-party system is ineffective.

“If you want to actually fix the system, and actually get to the point where we can actually get behind independents, what he should then do is be the poster child for ranked-choice voting,” she said.

Inside the talk, Schultz conversed with moderator James Fallows, a national correspondent for The Atlantic. Protesters did not interrupt the event.

Many attendees said they bought their tickets before Shultz’s announcement that

he was considering a presidential bid and chose to come because they were eager to hear him speak about his book and his life.

“Starbucks is a transformative company in the culture of the country, so I thought it would be interesting to hear him speak,” event attendee Debbie R. Silberstein said.

Some audience members said they appreciated Schultz’s business expertise and admired his possible political aspirations.

“He’s a leader and has a lot of interesting things to say about the entrepreneur’s journey,” Ann C. Mitchell ’94 said.

“I thought it was cool, just on his stance on being independent and why he thought that was the right strategy to go about to make a difference and how Americans might take that as being something that could be more transformative and different,” Christine L. Blims said.

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Others, like Amy Gerber of Needham, Mass., said the talk left them disappointed.

“My impression with him is that he’s a Republican who just doesn’t want to go in and try and take over the Republican nomination rather than just being a spoiler,” Gerber said.

Schultz did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. During his talk, he argued he is not a spoiler candidate, according to Mitchell.

“He made a big disclaimer at the beginning saying that he is not [a spoiler],” Mitchell said.

“He was adamant that he is not a spoiler.”

When asked about the protests as he signed copies of his book for event-goers outside the theatre, Schultz said the demonstrators have a right to free speech. He did not comment further. camille.caldera@thecrimson.com samuel.zwickel@thecrimson.com

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Harvard Trounces Yale in Front of Huge Home Crowd By amir mamdani Crimson Staff Writer

“­Airball, airball,” was the raucous serenade of the student section, packed to standing room capacity, as a three-pointer from Yale junior forward Jordan Bruner fell well short and wide of the basket.

The crowd — loudly involved from the opening tip — spurred the Harvard men’s basketball team to a commanding, wireto-wire 65-49 victory over its rivals from New Haven, in front of a sold-out Lavietes Pavilion and nationally televised contest on ESPNU. Despite the presence of Danny Ainge — the President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics, seven other Celtics front office staff, and various other NBA scouts, a focused Crimson team extended its win streak over the Bulldogs (12-4, 2-1 Ivy) to three games.

Harvard (9-7, 2-1) was the first team to hold Yale to fewer than 50 points, and limited the visitors to a paltry 20-point first half, a more impressive defensive performance against the Bulldogs than even that of No. 2 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Yale was able to muster 32 points in the first half against the Blue Devils, and a previously season-low 29 at Monmouth.

The Bulldogs were unable to penetrate the hosts’ perimeter defense, and ultimately fell before traveling on to Hanover late Friday night.

An impressive team-leading 13-point performance from junior Robert Baker was amongst the standout individual efforts Friday night, as the Crimson relied heavily upon team defense to neutralize Yale standout Miye Oni, to secure victory at home. The Woodstock, Ga., native finished a point shy of a career-high he set in a victory over Saint Joseph’s last season, and knocked down 4-of-5 shots from beyond the arc. Baker, whose flashes of brilliance have begun to appear with increasing frequency was quick to deflect credit to his teammates.

“Just the attention that Justin[Bassey], Juzang, Bryce[Aiken}, Lewis that they all command, there’s so much space on the floor,” Baker said.

“It’s all about just finding open

areas and being ready to shoot and knock them down.”

A three-pointer from junior wing Justin Bassey, who tied Baker’s mark of 13 points, gave Harvard a lead 13 seconds into the game - which the hosts would never relinquish.

Bassey’s most important contributions, however, came on the defensive side of the ball.

The Denver, Colo., native was responsible for the unenviable task of shadowing Oni for 30 minutes.

Oni, a potential NBA draft pick likely responsible for the attendance of Ainge and other NBA personnel, was frustrated throughout Friday night’s contest by Bassey’s unrelenting defense. The Northridge, Calif., native finished with 11 points on a paltry 3-of-15 from the field, including a pedestrian 0-for-6 from three-point territory.

“Rob [Baker], Danilo [Djuricic], and Lewis did a great job for us inside the paint, coming over, stunting, slowing down their drivers like Copeland and Oni,” Bassey said. “Really shrinking the floor, taking away those driving lanes are huge for us. It started there with our communication and just guys giving great second efforts, getting on the glass.”

In an Ivy League season characterized thus far by unexpected results and injuries to key players, Friday night’s steady performance was a welcome change for the Crimson, on the first night of the full Ivy League schedule. While defending league champions Penn fell to 0-3 in conference play with a tight loss at Cornell, Harvard was able to hand the Bulldogs their first Ancient Eight loss, and improve to second in the conference in the process.

A “bench and balance” focused Harvard team relied upon its depth to help spell starters Bryce Aiken and Baker, both of whom played fewer than 24 minutes. By keeping both players relatively fresh, Coach Tommy Amaker can hope to complete the weekend sweep by defeating Brown tomorrow night. As Aiken and Baker sat frequently, sophomore Danilo Djuricic came off the bench to record one of his most impressive efforts of the season.

“He gave us a huge lift at the

FOUR FOR FOUR Junior forward Rob Baker finished with 13 points in Friday night’s victory over Yale, 12 of them coming off of four triples, to help lead the Crimson to victory as the leading scorer along with junior guard Justin Bassey. Quinn g. perini—Crimson photographer

end of the half with a tip dunk and made timely threes for us to push the lead out again,” Amaker said. “ He led us in offensive rebounds with four...I was very pleased with with his effort and energy and he’s capable of having that kind of production and efficiency without playing a ton of minutes.”

Djuricic, who started in several games this season, contributed consistent energy and effort on the glass, garnering seven rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end of the floor. Djuricic finished with an impressive 12 points, knocking down both of his three-pointers, and playing a key role in expanding the the Crimson lead with several tip-ins and effort plays. The Brampton, Ontario., native’s hustle and commitment, despite not being in the starting lineup, is the type of contribution Harvard must rely upon to win a conference title.

“I’m going to go out there and give it all I have on the

court, just to help my team win,” Djuricic said. “That’s the main focus - you want to have a championship. So, it doesn’t matter if I play 30 minutes or I play 10 minutes, I’m going to go hard for all them out there and give it my all for my team.”

The Lavietes Pavilion crowd was on its feet for much of the game, as the Crimson’s ferocious defense limited Yale to just 4-of-23 from beyond the arc, and only 30 percent from the field for the game. With Oni struggling, the Bulldogs’ Alex Copeland lead the way with 14 points, but even he was visibly irritated by Harvard’s defense and the officiating, as teammates had to restrain Copeland after a questionable charge call. With each Yale foul, and mounting frustration, the volume within Lavietes only increased, as the crowd revelled in knocking the Bulldogs from their perch atop the Ivy League standings.

“I thought it was a great envi-

ronment for this game and Friday night, certainly for our students and the band, the whole nine yards,” Amaker said. “For our environment and this facility, I was happy to see that we fed off of it.”

As Yale’s desperation heightened, the visitors employed a full-court press against the Crimson. Despite struggling earlier against the press against Mercer at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, Harvard was able to weather the defensive pressure, in large part due to the steady ball-handling of guards Christian Juzang and Noah Kirkwood. As Aiken sat for much of the second half, Juzang played all 20 minutes, helping shepherd Harvard to the type of dominant victory that could help kick-start an Ancient Eight title bid.

If the Crimson are to reach its first NCAA Tournament since 2015, it must rely upon the sturdy defense on display Friday night. Since giving up

over 80 points in an Ivy season-opening loss at Dartmouth, the defensive pressure exhibited by Harvard has been markedly improved.

As the Crimson welcome Brown to Lavietes on Saturday night, Coach Amaker, and all in attendance Friday night, will undoubtedly feel more optimistic about this Harvard team’s prospects of a March run. If the Crimson can play with the same intensity and passion, with or without the Lavietes energy, an Ivy League Championship doesn’t seem so unlikely. With the return of Aiken and an energized defense, it’s easy to get carried away with postseason hopes and expectations.

But in the heart of winter in Cambridge, for one night, it feels appropriate for Harvard to cherish the age-old satisfaction that comes from beating Yale even as bigger tests loom on the horizon. amir.mamdani@thecrimson.com

Women’s basketball

Harvard Overpowers Brown, Drops Buzzer-Beater To Yale By mahtab shihab Crimson Staff Writer

Harvard (10-7, 2-1 Ivy League) started its weekend road split with a heartbreaking defeat at the buzzer at the hands of the Bulldogs (13-6, 3-1 Ivy League).

The Crimson saw its five game winning streak come to an end,

however Harvard bounced back the following day with a dominant 100-83 victory against Brown.

harvard 100, brown 83

Coming off of a devastating loss at the hands of its conference rival, the Crimson went into its game against the Bears focused

and motivated to secure a victory. Harvard’s leading scorer, junior guard Katie Benzan, addressed the team’s resilient mentality against Brown.

“We were very determined to get a win on Saturday,” said Benzan. “Our frustration and anger came out against Brown.”

The Wellesley native demon-

SURVEYING THE FLOOR Junior point guard Katie Benzan controls the ball as she scans the court, controlling the offense. TIMOTHY R. O’MEARA—Crimson photographer

strated this fierce mindset with her offensive explosion of 25 points, nearly surpassing her career high of 27 points. Senior captain Madeline Raster also had a strong contribution to the Crimson’s potent offensive attack with 20 points of her own.

Raster alluded to the team’s assurance as a catalyst for its high scoring this game.

“Our team had a lot of confidence in our offense and felt good about our shooting against their 2-3 zone,” said Raster.

The Harvard offense flourished against the Bears with stellar play from sophomore forward Jadyn Bush and senior forward Jeannie Boehm, both of whom recorded double-doubles to help the Crimson on both ends of the court.

The game started out with neither team being able to get the edge over the other. There were six ties and four lead changes in the first quarter alone, as both teams’ offenses had great performances. Harvard’s four triples in the first quarter allowed the team to get out to an early 25-23 lead.

The game continued to be tight in the second quarter, as Brown rattled off seven straight points to start the period and had the lead for most of the quarter. Sharpshooter Katie Benzan would answer back with three straight triples to tie the game at 48-48 going into halftime.

The Crimson was able to

pull away in the third thanks to a stalwart defensive performance where they held the Bears to only 10 points. Raster hit back to back triples to push the lead to double digits and the team entered the final frame with a 73-58 lead. Harvard continued their relentless offense in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory with a final score of 100-83.

yale 65, harvard 62

The Crimson were in a back and forth affair for the majority of Friday’s game at the Lee Amphitheater. Their offense was clicking from the outset in a game that saw four Harvard players record double digit points. Jadyn Bush and Madeline Raster had 12 points apiece, while Jeannie Boehm and Katie Benzan contributed 11 of their own.

The teams traded baskets in the first quarter, with Yale having the lead for the majority of the period thanks to an early 5-2 run. Back to back triples from Raster and senior Sydney Skinner cut the deficit to one, to give the Crimson momentum heading into the second period The second quarter was just as back and forth as the first, as there were four lead changes in the period alone. Harvard continued to rely on its balanced attack, led by Raster’s seven first half points. The team went into the half down 32-31, but plenty confident they would be able

to continue their strong performance in the second half.

The Crimson defense led the charge in the third quarter holding the Bulldogs to only 11 points. The defensive efforts were led by Boehm who grabbed seven rebounds for the game. The offense was not as potent as it was in the first half, but was enough to keep Yale from stealing the lead for a majority of the second half.

The two teams continued to battle in a very tight game before Yale started to pull away with a seven point lead that came off of four straight baskets. Senior captain Madeline Raster did everything she could to prevent a Bulldogs win, by hitting two game-tying baskets in the final minute. Unfortunately, her efforts would not be enough, as Yale hit a buzzer beater at the end of the game to secure a 65-62 victory.

Following the game, Katie Benzan remarked on the team’s play down the stretch.

“We were very disappointed in Friday’s loss,” Benzan said. “We knew that we had that game in our hands and we just let it slip through.”

Harvard continues its road trip with back-to-back games at Columbia on Friday, and at Cornell on Saturday. Look for the Crimson to keep up their strong conference play on their way to an Ivy League Championship. mahtab.shihab@thecrimson.com