Writer

Anthony S.A. Freinberg

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Little Ricky and the Review

In the spring of 1978, as Harvard prepared to introduce its radical new Core program, one undergraduate was extremely distressed.


Reviewing the Review

Well, the big day is almost upon us. Next week Associate Dean of the College Jeffrey Wolcowitz will publish the


Not So Special After All?

I have to admit, it stung a little. When I picked up my New York Times last Tuesday morning, I


Opening Up the Forbidden City

On Monday night, University President Lawrence H. Summers held his latest highly visible meet and greet session with undergraduate students,


Pipe Down and Wise Up

Over the weekend University President Lawrence H. Summers announced a bold new initiative that will drastically increase financial aid to


Those Who Can't, Grade

A few years back the British government launched an advertisement to woo more young people into teaching. It featured various


Vegging Out

Vegetarianism has always seemed to me like some sort of strange, distant religion—perfectly admirable, perhaps, but utterly alien to my


Digging Foundations

While it will be years before Harvard starts the construction work that will revolutionize the University’s presence in Allston, one


Disillusionment Actually

Last weekend, lacking cinematic inspiration, I went to see Love Actually. It was crap, actually. The plot was so thin