Crimson opinion writer
Luke D. O'Brien
Luke D. O’Brien ’27, a Crimson Editorial Editor, is a Social Studies concentrator in Eliot House.
Latest Content
When Extracurriculars Become Full-Time Jobs
A common defence of grade inflation is that it protects student welfare. That might be true, but at Harvard, concerns over wellbeing should be directed elsewhere: pre-professional clubs that demand grueling hours from students.
Male-Only Final Clubs Are Just Weird
So if you do get a letter under your door, at least consider the implications of joining organizations with allegations of misogyny, sexism, and sexual assault. But even if you’re skeptical about the bad reputation of male final clubs, it’s frankly just weird that these clubs are so desperate to exclude women. Is that really the hill that’s worth dying on?
Harvard’s Finance Fever Needs an Ethics Check
The Economics department must ask more of its students; it must foster a culture of public service, not private interest. That starts with a mandatory ethics class.