The University Daily, Est. 1873 | Volume cxlv, No. 2 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | thursday, january 18, 2017
The Harvard Crimson Politicians and scholars must move past the myth of the “common man” as a distinct kind of voter. editorial PAGE 4
Harvard men’s swim and dive clinches their 16th consecutive win in a dual meet. sports PAGE 5
#MeToo Increases Search Vetting
Politicians Call for Harvard Funding
By angela n. fu and kristine e. guillaume
By TRUELIAN LEE and JACQUELINE P. PATEL
Crimson Staff Writers
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The ongoing global debate about sexual assault and misconduct may cause the search committee looking for Harvard’s next president to more extensively vet candidates, experts say. Over the last few months, mass allegations of sexual assault have taken down powerful men in industries ranging from Hollywood to newsrooms to workplaces around the world. The stream of accusations, which began with allegations against media mogul Harvey Weinstein in Oct. 2017, sparked a social media campaign asking women to post stories of sexual harassment and assault with the hashtag #MeToo.
Six new resident fellows—including former Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Edward W. Gillespie— will join the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics this spring. This semester’s class of fellows also includes former national press secretary for the Bernie Sanders campaign Symone D. Sanders and former chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Fred P. Hochberg. Rounding out the batch are J. Scott Jennings, former special assistant to President George W. Bush and current CNN contributor, Elizabeth A. Hodges, the former mayor of Minneapolis, and Adam Conner, an account executive at technology company Slack. Chosen fellows will lead weekly discussions called “study groups” in their
Massachusetts politicians called on Harvard to pay “almost the entire cost” of a nearly $100-million proposed transportation station in Allston in a public letter released Wednesday. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced plans to build West Station, a commuter rail station slated to connect Allston to Boston and the surrounding area, in Oct. 2014. Harvard pledged at the time to pay one third of the building costs. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation originally planned to complete West Station by 2025, but— in an updated proposal in late 2017— the department announced it will instead begin construction nearly two decades later in 2040, in part due to financial concerns. In a public comment letter appended to the updated proposal Wednesday, five elected Massachusetts officials protested the delay and proposed a solution: They think the University should cover a larger portion of the construction costs. “We believe that Harvard University should pay more than 1/3 of the cost and instead follow the example that New Balance set at Boston Landing by covering almost the entire cost of the station construction,” the politicians wrote. In the document, the letter’s signatories—comprising Massachusetts senators Sal N. DiDomenico and William N. Brownsberger, state representatives Kevin G. Honan and Michael J. Moran, and Boston City Councillor Mark Ciommo—noted the size of Harvard’s $37.1 billion endowment. The five officials wrote that the University is “one of the wealthiest” non-profit organizations in the world. “It is really not a lot to ask of Harvard University,” the politicians wrote in the letter. Harvard spokesperson Brigid O’Rourke wrote in an emailed statement Wednesday that the University’s support for West Station “has not wavered” since the school’s initial commitment to fund a third of the building’s construction. She did not specifically say whether Harvard plans to pay more of the development costs. “The Allston interchange project, including West Station, will bring significant public benefits and Harvard is pleased to have already made important contributions towards its
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IOP Spring Fellows Include Gillespie
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By alexandra a. chaidez Crimson Staff Writer
Cardullo’s
Cardullo’s Gourmet Shoppe, located in Harvard Square, is opening a second location in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood. amy y. li—Crimson photographer
Blue Bottle Coffee to Open Later Than Planned
Mila Kunis Named Woman of the Year
By henry w. burnes Crimson Staff Writer
By Andrea m. bossi and Elizabeth h. yang Crimson Staff Writers
Mila Kunis, a Golden Globe-winning actress, will be the Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2018 Woman of the Year. Kunis is widely known for her roles in films like “Black Swan,” for which she received nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the 2011 Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice awards. The psychological thriller follows a ballerina as she becomes consumed by a rivalry for the lead role in “Swan Lake” that causes her to slip from reality. The actress is also known for her roles in award-winning TV shows “That ’70s Show” and “Family Guy.” The Hasty Pudding will honor Kunis on Jan. 25 with a parade she will lead through the streets of Cambridge. After, members of the Pudding will award Kunis the Pudding Pot in Farkas
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After several delays, Blue Bottle Coffee is set to open its 40 Bow Street location in a few months. amy y. li—Crimson photographer
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Today’s Forecast
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Blue Bottle Coffee will open its liege waffle and avocado toast-filled doors within the next few months, nearly half a year later than the eatery had initially planned. Jamie Mesenburg, a spokesperson for Blue Bottle, said that they plan to open the coffee shop, located at 40 Bow St., “this winter.” The coffee shop will fill a storefront location at the Hurst Gallery building, which has sat empty for over four years. The property was purchased by Hong Kong billionaire and prominent Harvard donor Gerald L. Chan in January 2013, and subsequent restoration work on the building has focused on repairing the building’s exterior. In February 2017, the Cambridge Zoning Board approved the operation of a restaurant on the bottom floor of the 40 Bow St. property, but the process of opening has suffered multiple
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HARVARD TODAY
Thursday | January 18, 2018
FOR Lunch
FOR DINNER
Deconstructed Sloppy Joes
Chicken Francais
Salmon and Green Garbanzo Cakes with Tahini
Fried Calamari RI Style
Grilled Portobello and Goat Cheese Sandwich
Farfalle Pasta with Cannelini and Basil Pesto
around the ivies
Winthrop House Reflections
Yale Settles Lawsuit with Expelled Student
Winthrop House, one of twelve undergraduate Houses, is reflected in snowmelt Wednesday afternoon. AMY Y. LI—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER
Yale reached a settlement last week with a student expelled for sexual misconduct allegations, the Yale Daily News reported yesterday. The student, who went by “John Doe” in court documents, did not receive any monetary compensation or change in his disciplinary status. “Doe” is Lakota Sioux, and alleges that his accuser, who identifies as Navajo, fabricated allegations to diminish Sioux influence in the Native American Cultural Center. The settlement happened weeks before litigation starts in the case of Jack Montague, a basketball player suing the university after being expelled for sexual misconduct allegations.
Columbia Stalls Decision to Bargain with Graduate Student Union A Columbia spokesperson said that Columbia is still considering whether or not to begin union negotiations with the Graduate Workers of ColumbiaUnited Auto Workers, according to the Columbia Spectator. The union—formed after a 1,602 to 623 vote by graduate students after months of legal battles—aims to “resolve issues surrounding late pay and benefits.” Union spokesperson Olga Brudastova said that if the University keeps stalling the decision to begin labor negotiations, the union might file an unfair labor practice with the NLRB.
Cornell Title IX Coordinator Steps Down
Happy THursday, harvard! I t’s the middle of January, which means many of you may be reading this as you wait for a flight back to Cambridge. Sigh. In the Atmosphere… After snow and rain yesterday, today will be sunny with a high of 34 degrees.
EVENTS Graphic Techniques Workshop Interested in graphic arts of any sort? Come to Houghton Library at 2 p.m. for a two-hour session on graphics techniques and printed images throughout history. You’ll be able to get up close and personal with historical artifacts, making this workshop a can’t miss for history and art lovers alike.
Movie Screening: Elizabeth Not enough things going on during Wintersession? Head over to Dudley House at 8 p.m. for a screening of Elizabeth (1998). It’ll be paired with discussion and “royal goodies” (tea and crumpets anyone?). Andy Fan & Ben S. Rhee Crimson Staff Writers
Sarah Affel, the Title IX Coordinator for Cornell University, plans to leave Cornell in June, the Cornell Daily Sun reported yesterday. She is moving to Boston to spend time with her family. The former prosecutor navigated tumultuous times in her role at Cornell, dealing with lawsuits, outside investigations, and changes to Title IX policies under the Trump administration. She took office in 2015, just a month after a report strongly criticized the disciplinary process in place at Cornell. During her time as coordinator, student awareness of Title IX services increased markedly according to data that the university compiled over the course of her tenure.
in the real world by the Snowy Charles Hope for Dreamers?
Tourists enjoy the snow Wednesday afternoon on the banks of the Charles River.
White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly reported that he believes a DACA deal will be worked out soon. This comes at a heated time when most of Congress’s attention is directed towards a spending bill that would prevent an impending government shutdown.
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Korea as one for the Olympics North and South Korea have decided to march under a single flag for the Winter Olympics in a gesture of reconciliation. The move has provided temporary relief to citizens fearing armed conflict between the two countries. Kelly calls wall “not fully informed” White House Chief of staff John F. Kelly stated that President Trump was uninformed when he promised voters a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border during the 2016 election. Kelly says that he has convinced Trump to walk back plans for the wall. Trump announces “fake news” awards President Trump released a list of “fake news awards” for 2017. ABC News, CNN, and the Washington Post were among the “winners” of the “awards,” which the President announced on Twitter before the Republican National Committee published them on their site.
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“People who behave in this fashion towards women... don’t have the kind of character that good leadership requires.”
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Ted Webb, Education search expert
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Cardullo’s Plans Boston Expansion By henry w. burnes and franklin R. civantos Crimson Staff WriterS
Cardullo’s Gourmet Shoppe, a Harvard Square staple since 1950, is planning to open a second location of its specialty food store in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood. The planned 101 Seaport Boulevard storefront is a twenty minute drive from Cardullo’s sole current location at 6 Brattle St. Cardullo’s is Harvard Square’s oldest deli and is known for its wine, cheese, and international gourmet foods. Richard Wilson, co-owner of Cardullo’s with his wife, Kim Wilson, said that the new store will be “identical” to the Cambridge location, and described it as “Cardullo’s Two.” The Boston Licensing Board met Wednesday morning and a decision on the alcohol license for the new Cardullo’s store will be announced Thursday. Wilson said he is hopeful the license will be granted. The Brattle St. property housing the original Cardullo’s and other Square businesses was recently sold by the Dow and Stearns family trust to Asana Partners as part of a $108 million deal. However, Wilson said he does not believe the recent property sale will affect his store.
Wilson said that Cardullo’s has a good relationship with its new property owner. “It’s our intention as the business owners to stay here for a long time,” he said. The gourmet deli, which Frank N. Cardullo founded in 1950, remained in the family for three generations, until the founder’s granddaughters Donez Cardullo-Tavilla and Francesca Cardullo sold the shop in 2015. The planned new location, 101 Seaport Boulevard, is a 17-story office building occupied primarily by the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers’s northeast headquarters. After obtaining their alcohol license, Wilson said they will need to remodel, but plan to open the location in May. “We’ve had a great time [in the Square], and we’re looking to bring the brand to a new, exciting part of Boston that’s developing,” Wilson said. Wilson added that the proximity of the two Cardullo’s stores will allow employees and managers to move between both locations, something he said will be helpful for both shops. Staff writer Henry W. Burnes can be reached at henry.burnes@thecrimson.com. Staff writer Franklin R. Civantos can be reached at frank.civantos@thecrimson.com.
Politicians Ask Univ. Kunis to to Fund West Station Receive Pudding Award “This is a huge, allston From Page 1
viability,” O’Rourke wrote. “The University...remains committed to working with the Commonwealth, the City, MassDOT and all stakeholders towards a comprehensive vision that will contribute to the entire region.” The construction price tag for West Station will likely fall between $89 and $96 million dollars, according to Commonwealth Magazine. If Harvard does foot a third of the bill, the University would spend between $29.6 and $32 million dollars. Moran, one of the letter’s signatories, said in an interview Wednesday that he has been in contact with officials at the University; he said he has received “a few phone calls” from Harvard. But he said he and other locals want a more definitive public statement from the school. “We in the community would like to hear that Harvard wants West Street Station—and that they want it so much that they want to pay for it,” Moran said. “I hear from them that they’re supportive of West Station, but I’ve yet to see it verbalised or written, something that would enshrine their position.” Moran pointed, in particular, to the way shoe manufacturing company New Balance paid for the construction of Boston Landing Station as a model for Harvard to follow. New Balance financed the entire cost of the more-
than-$20 million transportation stop, located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.
huge opportunity [for Harvard] to do something what I would say, ‘Right’” Michael J. Moran State Representative
“Simply right up the street, you see where Jim Davis and Anna Davis from New Balance paid for the beautiful stuff up there,” Moran said. “I don’t know how a corporation the size of [Harvard] can’t find a way to pay for this station, but New Balance and Jim Davis and Anna Davis can. That doesn’t really make sense to me.” Moran said he has received a mostly positive response to his public letter so far. He said he has received multiple emails from different people thanking him for writing the letter and thanking him for “sticking up” for them. Moran added he thinks West Station is more than “just a stop.” “This is a huge, huge opportunity [for Harvard] to do something what I would say, ‘Right,’”
KUNIS From Page 1 Hall. The event will be live-streamed on Facebook. “We could not be more excited to give Mila Kunis our Woman of the Year award,” Anne T. McCreery ’19, Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ co-producer, said in a press release. “We have been watching her on both the big and small screen since we were young and can’t wait to celebrate her achievements in a truly unique and memorable way.” “If she’s even half as fun as her character in ‘Bad Moms’ then we are sure it’s going to be a great time for all,” Pudding co-producer Hannah L. Needle ’19 said in the release. The Pudding’s Woman of the Year award, established in 1951, recognizes women who make long-lasting contributions to the entertainment world. In earning the honor, Kunis joins ranks with the likes of Meryl Streep, Amy Poehler, Kerry Washington, Helen Mirren, and most recently Octavia Spencer, who was the 2017 Woman of the Year. The Pudding has yet to announce the 2018 Man of the Year.
#MeToo May Bring Increased Vetting for Presidential Candidates #Metoo From Page 1 Higher education search experts say the #MeToo movement means universities seeking new leadership may increase their scrutiny of potential candidates. Recruiters, both in higher education and in corporate boardrooms, are likely taking extra care to avoid hiring someone with a history of sexual misconduct, according to analysts. Jan Greenwood, president of the higher education search firm Greenwood/Asher & Associates, said she thinks the growth of the #MeToo movement could make extensive vetting a common practice in executive searches. “As issues get more exposed and dealt with appropriately, then that will lead to broader and deeper and more on-target background checks,” Greenwood said. The heightened scrutiny for sexual misconduct comes as Harvard nears the ninth month of its search for its 29th president. The search, conducted
Blue Bottle Coffee to Open this Winterin Square blue bottle From Page 1 delays. Blue Bottle first aimed for an opening in late summer 2017, according to their website. But over the summer, Blue Bottle told Denise A. Jillson, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association, that they instead planned to open in December. Now, the store plans to open at some point this winter. Mesenburg declined to provide a specific pening date, but the interior of the store already contains tables, chairs, and a bar. But construction work is ongoing. Along with the Blue Bottle project manager, a construction worker was seen surveying the location on Tuesday. Blue Bottle coffee specializes in “single-origin” coffee, coffee beans grown at a single location. The company was founded in 2002 in Oakland, CA, and now has stores in cities nationwide and in Tokyo. The Cambridge cafe will offer a rotation of single-origin coffees and serve pastries and food items like seasonal salads and chia pudding, bringing “another bougie addition to Harvard Square” as one student said in 2016. Blue Bottle Coffee is not the only renovation in the works at one of Chan’s multiple Harvard Square properties.Just last year, Chan’s investment company, Morningside Group, announced a full renovation of the old Harvard Square Theater on Church Street. However, like Blue Bottle, the Theater sat empty for years, sparking threats of seizure by the Cambridge City Council in 2017. Chan announced his renovation plans shortly afterwards.
by a 15-person search committee, began when University President Drew G. Faust announced over the summer she would step down in June 2018. Last month, the committee narrowed its shortlist to under 20 candidates. Ted Webb, a search expert at Ford Webb Associates who recruits for both public and private sector organizations, said he thinks the #MeToo movement will almost certainly affect Harvard’s search. He added he thinks possible alterations will ultimately improve the University’s selection process. “The #MeToo movement brings some light, if you will, into who’s being hired,” Webb said. “That’s a good thing. And maybe it complicates the process a bit, but to me, that’s good trouble.” In particular, Webb said the slew of sexual assault allegations will put “pressure” on recruiters—including Harvard’s searchers—to disqualify people with histories of bad behaviors, whether sexual or more broadly “toxic” and “demeaning” to past cowork-
ers. “It seems to me that people who behave in this fashion towards women, towards people who are their insubordinates, don’t have the kind of character that good leadership requires,” he added. In a Nov. 2017 interview with the Harvard Gazette, search committee head William F. Lee ’72, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, listed some of the traits the committee will seek in the University’s next president. He mentioned the committee may look for someone with fundraising experience or someone who has earned prestigious awards like the Nobel Peace Prize. Paula B. Fazli ’85, a search expert at Sage Search Partners, said she worries potential candidates’ accolades might distract from or obscure their past bad behavior as the search committee seeks to evaluate contenders. “I think search committee members, and I’m betting this may be true of the Harvard search committee…get lured into thinking that because some-
body has a Nobel prize, for instance— or because somebody has worked at Yale or went to Harvard or is a great fundraiser—it’s easy to make the assumption that because someone’s resume speaks to those things that somehow they’re also a good person,” Fazli said. In the November interview, Lee said the committee will also prioritize “fundamental human characteristics” like integrity, communication skills, and emotional intelligence. The #MeToo movement has already affected life on Harvard’s campus. In Dec. 2017, complaints of sexual harassment at the University increased by twenty percent compared to 2016, according to the University’s Title IX Office. Administrators said they thought the uptick was likely due to the cultural moment. In addition, the University is currently facing three Title IX investigations, a challenge Faust will likely pass on to her successor. Fazli said the #MeToo movement “sits in the center of a
lot of policy that affects higher education” as it both encompasses and builds upon the current scrutiny of Harvard’s—and other universities’—sexual harassment policies. But despite increased federal examination of Harvard’s sexual harassment policies—and despite increased national discussion of sexual harassment in the workplace—Greenwood warned the movement “hasn’t reached everyone.” She said increased vetting by search committees like Harvard’s might not catch everything. “You could be doing background checks on a person where people have had negative experiences but are not yet talking. So that’s always a potential concern,” Greenwood said. Staff writer Angela N. Fu can be reached at angela.fu@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter @angelanfu. Staff writer Kristine E. Guillaume can be reached at kristine.guillaume@thecrimson. com. Follow her on Twitter @krisguillaume.
Profs. Gates and Tatar Win NAACP Image Award By cecilia R. D’ARms and annie c. doris Crimson Staff Writer
African and African American Studies Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Germanic Languages and Literatures and Folklore and Mythology Professor Maria Tatar have won a 2018 NAACP Image Award for their collaboration on a book of folktales. The Image awards, presented each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, acknowledge “outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts, as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors,” according to a NAACP website. Gates and Tatar first place in the “Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction)” category for their book “The Annotated African American Folktales.” The text is a compilation of tales from oral storytelling traditions taken from African as well as African-American cultures. “Professor Gates and I begin with African traditions, folktales, and myths and then look at how that cul-
“This was such a huge, ambitious project that neither one of us dared to go solo on it... but because I knew that [Professor Gates] would be working with me it seemed doable,” Maria Tatar
Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature ture migrated with enslaved peoples into the Americas,” Tatar said.
Tatar said the importance of language is a theme throughout the collection. “The one [theme] that emerged very quickly as we were collecting these stories is the importance of language and also of wit, wit in the sense of humor and jokes but also wit in the sense of intelligence and cunning, trying to get yourself out of the worst-case possible scenario,” Tatar added. Gates, a prominent figure in the field of African American studies, serves as the director of the Hutchins Center, Harvard’s African American studies branch. Tatar, who has authored books on the brothers Grimm and fairy tales, said “Folktales” was her first major project centered on African and African-American folklore. “Like many scholars working today, I really enjoy reinventing myself every ten years or so, so it’s been great to go from Grimm and Andersen and J.M. Barrie—the world of folklore and children’s literature—to something completely different,” Tatar said. Gates and Tatar have known each other for decades. Their partnership on “Folktales” began when an editor they both work with suggested it.
“This was such a huge, ambitious project that neither one of us dared to go solo on it... but because I knew that [Professor Gates] would be working with me it seemed doable,” Tatar said. The four other works nominated by the NAACP literature committee in the fiction category were novels. “I think there was a realization [by the NAACP committee members] that this was an extraordinary cultural heritage that had not been written down, and had more or less vanished....Oral storytelling traditions are the literature of times past, so I think in an interesting way we were in the right category,” Tatar said. While the anthology was focused on African and African-American lore, Tatar said her research prompted questions about other cultures’ folktale traditions. “The great challenge for me was to try to figure out why we tell children stories from Germany and from France and from England,” she said. “Where is our native lore? What happened to the vernacular, to the stories that were part of an oral storytelling culture in early centuries?”
2018 Resident IOP Fellows Include Politicians, Businessmen iop fellows From Page 1 respective areas while also engaging students in other types of events. Study group topics this semester comprise the process through which ideas become public policy, racial equity involving policing and local governance, as well as millennials, progressives, and the future of the Democratic Party. Abigail P. Bloomfield ’20, a student chair of the IOP’s Fellows and Study Groups, said she thinks the spring fellow program offers career professionals the chance to stimulate student engagement with public life. “The fellows are really great because they bring perspectives that do not necessarily exist within the academic sphere,” Bloomfield said. “They can broaden our understandings of what politics looks like, what policy
looks like and how we can apply what we’re learning in the classroom into the real world.” Jennings, whose study group will focus on the status of the two-party system and the rise of what he calls “tribalism,” said he is excited to join the fellows and to bring his own cultural and political perspective to the students and faculty at the IOP. “I’m somebody from middle America who believes strongly that we need to have greater understanding among different places in this country because it strikes me that we are growing apart,” Jennings said. This spring fellows class will bring perspectives from across the political spectrum. Honorees include longtime members of both the Republican and Democratic parties. “I look forward to welcoming an
exceptional group of political practitioners, policymakers, and social activists who will provide students with a broad spectrum of perspectives and direct opportunities to participate in respectful dialogue and provide unique insight,” IOP Acting Director William D. Delahunt said in a press release announcing the spring fellows. The Kennedy School attracted controversy last semester for its visiting fellow program—a similar initiative that brings individuals with experience in the public sector to campus for shorter periods of time. After backlash from high-ranking current and former CIA officials, the IOP revoked its offer of a visiting fellowship to Chelsea Manning, a transgender activist and former U.S. Army soldier who was imprisoned after disclosing over 700,000 classified govern-
ment documents. Following the incident, the Kennedy School said it would reassess how it uses the “fellow” title and how to bestow the honor on invited guests in the future. The visiting fellows program also came under scrutiny for its decision last semester to hold only off-the-record events for then-visiting fellow Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump’s former press secretary. Jennings emphasized he is open to holding many on-the-record events during his time on Harvard’s campus as a resident fellow. “I have found that having on the record public events, public discussions, public debates and challenging sort of interactions in the public space to be very stimulating and fun and important,” Jennings said.
EDITORIAL The Myth of the “Common Man” By IAN M. LUTZ
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orth Bend, my hometown, is a five-minute drive from a nearly endless stretch of cornfields on one side, and, on the other, is just down the road from Cincinnati’s urban center. Along with the other few hundred thousand people living near-but-not-in Cincinnati, I have a hometown that is not unusual for the state of Ohio. With two other medium-sized cities, numerous rural counties, and manufacturing in the north, Ohio serves as a suitable microcosm for the country as a whole. Maybe, then, it should not be surprising that Columbus, Ohio has become corporations’ go-to market for testing products. Maybe, then, it should not be surprising that political analysts use Ohio and its neighboring states as litmus tests for national candidates. In this vein, pundits and journalists have gone beyond swing states to study Midwestern voters and understand how Donald Trump managed to upend traditionally Democratic strongholds in the Rustbelt. As I sat through events at the Institute of Politics last semester, I time and again heard my home state brought up. At the IOP and elsewhere, writers and politicians have reflected on the 2016 election by noting that Donald Trump is able to connect with manufacturing workers, that he uses the language of rural farmers, and that he simply understands the voters in those Midwestern states that first come to speakers’ minds: Michigan… Nebraska… Ohio… We must move beyond this analysis. After a shocking political jolt like 2016, it can be easy to snap up the first answer that comes to mind. Trump did win rural voters, and he did use simpler language than other candidates. Hillary Clinton did fail to connect with everyday Americans. But the common man,
as portrayed by nearly every political analyst, is more myth than fact. The places that delivered Trump his victory, like North Bend itself, are too complex to simplify down to a uniform mold under the title of the common man. As evidence of this, Ohio has not elected a myriad of local Trumps to fill its offices, but it instead maintains relatively moderate politics, sending one Republican and one Democrat each to the U.S. Senate. Moreover, its Republican governor, John Kasich, has routinely opposed Trump, just as when he offered a more policy-minded presidential campaign in 2016. Though the Rustbelt as a whole has generally imitated this centrism, it has nonetheless been pointed to as an insurgent region, with The Atlantic going so far as to refer to it as a second America. The flaws of this analysis reach far beyond the 2016 election, as they risk using Trump’s vulgar rhetoric as a guide rather than a cautionary tale. Journalists and politicians at Harvard and elsewhere have focused on the common man approach because of the assumption that it is necessary to securing mustwin states in future elections, despite the narrow margins that separated the presidential candidates in the Rustbelt. As one of the analyses itself points out, in The New York Times, however, Trump’s “ultimate triumph was driven less by region than by race and class.” With this in mind, it is not shocking that the false narrative driving the common man argument has been used by right-wing bloggers and pundits to normalize racist feelings and statements. After Trump’s disparaging remarks about Haiti and parts of Africa, for instance, Tucker Carlson defended the comments, saying, “President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees
with.” Despite the simple falsehood of the statement, Carlson’s argument represents a larger trend: the normalization of Trump’s racism by assuming his widespread support from the common man. To reverse this trend, political pundits and Democratic leaders have to address a certain level of arrogance that underlies their analyses. Speakers must not hold the underlying assumption that connecting with Rustbelt voters and moving away from elitism requires reflexively imitating Trump’s actions and language. If this remains a foregone conclusion, we will not only ignore the president’s low approval ratings, but more politicians will almost certainly follow Trump’s lead and further normalize bigoted language in hopes of securing Midwestern votes. The politics of Ohio as a whole, or most other Rustbelt states, can offer a clearer depiction of our country’s political landscape than the myth of the common man. Delivering a near balance between Republicans and Democrats, Midwestern voters are far from being irredeemably bound to the current Republican party or to Trump’s rhetoric. Rather—as a state filled with a variety of demographics—Ohio points towards a possible opening where a presidential candidate could appeal to any number of voters with concrete policies. But before this can happen, intellectuals from the halls of the IOP to the Democratic Party have to end the idea that these voters make their electoral decisions in a fundamentally different process than others. Otherwise, the focus will remain on rhetoric over policy, upholding Trump as an example rather than a cautionary tale and prolonging the false belief that America is divided. Ian M. Lutz ’21, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Holworthy Hall.
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How—and Why—to Practice Self-Care By
BECINA J. GANTHER
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ollege can be incredibly stressful, and Harvard’s culture of everyone pushing themselves to their limits all the time can put students in a mindset of overexertion and exhaustion. We often talk about self-care as specific tasks done after or during stressful situations as ways to recuperate. But it’s also important to make selfcare a priority every day, not just when life is particularly stressful. (Because, let’s be honest, daily life at Harvard is usually pretty stressful.) While you’re juggling classes, extracurriculars, work, and everything else, remember to take time to care for yourself. Decluttering your schedule might be one of the most effective forms of self-care. Make a list of all your commitments, why you’re doing them, and how long they take. Then try to place them all in a calendar, including time for meals, homework, travel, sleep, and leisure. You’ll probably notice that either they don’t all fit or you’re cutting corners somewhere to make them fit. Do yourself a favor next semester and try to cut some commitments to make your schedule more manageable. But, I know schedule changes can be difficult. So, I’ve compiled some simpler tips for self-care. These are small changes that can be integrated into your daily schedule and will hopefully make your time here at Harvard a little easier. Many of them are obvious, but I’m constantly reminding myself to do them because it’s easy to forget when I’m swamped. I regularly go to bed past 4 a.m. and have seen the sunrise countless times, but ideally, I’d like to go to bed by midnight and get nine hours a night. Setting a calendar alert on my phone around midnight to remind me to go to bed has helped me renormalize the idea of sleeping at a rea-
sonable time instead of staying up as late as possible. But, if your weekday sleep schedule is ruined beyond repair, at least try to keep your weekends free to catch up on sleep. Exercising can be a great de-stresser. If you don’t go to the gym, even small tasks like taking a stroll around your house or stretching in your room can help get your blood flowing. If and however you exercise, treat your body well because you love it, not because you feel pressured to look a certain way. Remember to eat. If you truly can’t fit a meal into your schedule, at least pack snacks that you can take on the go, like muffins or fruit. If hanging out with friends is relaxing for you, try to make time for that (even if you have to use When2meet!). This semester, I’ve set a goal to block out one hour each week to catch up with a friend I don’t usually see. Prioritize the quality of time spent, too. Even if you see the same people everyday, try to also have more intentional check-ins to find out how everyone’s really doing. Time alone can also be important. There’s nothing wrong with planning chunks of time for just hanging out by yourself. If I’ve already decided to spend the night in and a friend invites me out, I’m working on being comfortable turning them down because I already have plans. I like to study in the same few spots: the Law School, the ledge around Widener, and my bed. While Lamont works for some people, too many hopeless nights in the basement have soured the entire building for me, and I can’t study there anymore without feeling stressed out. I’ve talked to a few freshmen who study in Lamont and hate it, but they don’t know where else to go. If you haven’t yet found a study spot that’s productive and comfortable, ask around for recommendations or just wander through different build-
ings—you’ll probably stumble upon a quiet nook or study space. When possible, try to leave at least 15 minutes between each scheduled activity in your day to give time for travel, time to recollect, etc. Even if you don’t feel like you need the time, it’s nice to know that you have it in case you want to take a quick break. This might also help you be more present during each part of your day, as you won’t be as worried about leaving each activity on time and rushing to the next thing. Try to make your dorm as comfortable as possible, as that can be a positive space to come home to every day. Some people put up fairy lights or decorate their room to make it feel more personalized. A calming bedtime routine can help center you after a busy day and wind down your brain for bed. I have a cozy bathrobe that I throw on once I settle in for the evening, and then I watch Buzzfeed Tasty videos right before I sleep. Others might have a cup of tea or read for fun every night. Find something simple that works for you. Overall, if there’s a small adjustment you can make to your life that will make you a bit happier, do it! And if you’re looking for external support around campus, check out Counseling and Mental Health Services, the Bureau of Study Counsel, and the peer counseling groups: Room 13, ECHO, Response, Contact, and Indigo. Remember, you are more than your degree, more than your activities, and more than your schedule. First and foremost, you’re a person, worthy of respect, care, and comfort, from others and yourself. Setting aside bits of time each day to care for yourself can help you be a more fulfilled, complete person. Becina J. Ganther ’20, a Crimson editorial editor, is a History of Science concentrator in Leverett House.
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Revisiting Voluntourism By SIAVASH ZAMIRPOUR
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uring winter recess, I embarked on a five-day trip to Estelí, Nicaragua with a group of Harvard undergraduates as part of a Global Medical Brigade. On the first day, we contributed to a long-term effort to build a distribution system for clean water. On the following four days, we prepared medicines for and assisted a clinic led by a local team of health care professionals and community volunteers. At first glance, such a trip seemed like voluntourism. How much could a group of undergraduates actually accomplish in five days? Whereas volunteers might gain resume points or social media capital, the communities would likely be left with unfinished projects, no better than where they had started. Thankfully, taking advantage of communities outright was less of a concern on this trip; Global Brigades is a scrupulous international non-profit with full-time professionals on-location, and we could count on them to follow up with communities. This in mind, I was grateful for the opportunity to learn and determined to find some way to be helpful. But I worried still that we would overestimate our impact, disrespect the communities who hosted us, or forget that we might benefit more from the trip than they did. I felt that we had focused too much on how disadvantaged Nicaraguans are and not enough on their vibrant culture during our weekly meetings the semester leading up to the trip. During a reflection session the evening following our first day, many of us had happy stories to share about connecting with community members while working together and again when they treated us to a tour of their local pottery business. It became clear, however, that many still had the doubts I had coming into the trip. One group voiced to the trip coordinator their dismay at how little we had done; the digging in the morning had lasted no more than two hours, and the tour of the pottery facility was effectively an afternoon off. Why had we not simply donated the money raised for the trip, allowing the community to hire its own local workers to complete the project in a fraction of the time? The coordinator, a local, full-time Global Brigades worker who understood the needs of the communities better than any of us, patiently explained how the Nicaraguan government is closely involved in planning and subsidizing brigades in ways it may not be for local, independent projects. Moreover, the community members wanted to share their stories with us. Indeed, in what would become a routine end-of-day ceremony, local community leaders working on the water project had gathered us around earlier and thanked us for joining them, reassured us that the work we had done was good, and implored us not to forget their communities. As undergraduates from a well-known American university—as long as we treated local communities with the utmost respect, owned up to the limited individual difference we made, and did not pretend to be doctors— maybe we offered a certain sense of legitimacy that benefited all parties involved. We were not the only brigade in Nicaragua, however, or even at our hotel in Estelí, which showed us that not all trips like ours walk this line well. Undergraduates from another Boston-area college repeatedly spoke over the group of Nicaraguan health care professionals we hosted for a Q&A on our penultimate evening of the trip. The eve of our first clinical day represented the final opportunity to practice taking blood pressure for triage, and a sizable portion of the group partook. I had not been able to take a single blood pressure throughout all our meetings the past semester. “Watch, he’s going to get it his first try,” someone said, referring to one of the few volunteers who wasn’t a premed. We laughed; nothing says Harvard pre-med like not being able to take a blood pressure. In the three days that followed, I did not see a single volunteer try to diagnose a patient, allaying one of my biggest concerns about the trip. On our last clinic day, I was assigned to be the kids’ “charla,” a coveted role that combines dental hygiene educator, ultimate frisbee player, and babysitter. I was joined by a friend and fellow volunteer who brought to the trip the kind of energy, personality, and compassion that sometimes means the difference between a dreadful Harvard experience and a transformative one. He had arrived in Managua with frisbees, footballs, soccer balls, and tennis balls, steadily giving them away at the end of each day until one tennis ball remained. One of the kids had a cannon of an arm and soon drew a small crowd of spectators. We marveled as the ball sailed across a long field to my friend. A short while later, his mother and brother were waiting for him, and he sped off. “Wait!” my friend shouted the boy’s name. He held up the ball. “Es tuyo.” The boy hesitated. “Es tuyo. Llévatelo.” Don’t worry, it’s yours. “Gracias,” the boy said. He tossed the boy the ball. Siavash Zamirpour ’20, a Crimson editorial editor, is a Chemistry concentrator in Pforzheimer House.
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No. 2/3 Boston College Skates Past Crimson at Home Women’s Ice Hockey By Stuti R. TeLidevara Crimson Staff Writer
acing its highest-ranked opponent F yet in a mid-week matchup, Harvard women’s hockey took on No. 2/3 Boston College on the Eagles’ home ice. Despite lineup changes for the Crimson, the home team’s talent proved too much, as the Eagles (20-2-3, 13-13 WHEA) skated away with a 6-2 win. Harvard (8-8-1, 6-5-1 ECAC) has now lost all three of its games against top-10 teams in the past five days, having been outscored 16-8. “The last time we played them, I thought we really backed off,” said coach Katey Stone in a video, referring to an 8-1 loss against BC in November. “[On Tuesday] we really went at them.” Coaching staff moved junior defender Kaitlin Tse to left wing on the top line, choosing to play only two defensive pairings. Freshman Brooke Jovanovich moved down to the second line, where she began the season, and the productive trio of junior Bradley Fusco, rookie Becca Gilmore, and sophomore forward Kat Hughes were separated. Despite the Crimson’s recent string of losses, Gilmore’s performances have stood out, as she posted her sixth multi-point game this weekend and earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors. Gilmore, however, did not find the scoresheet against BC. “Playing against a deficit definitely creates a sense of urgency,” Hughes said. “But as a team we need to remember to stick to the basics and not get too on edge.” One positive the Crimson can take from the loss is breaking a dry run of 16 scoreless power plays. Harvard’s second goal of the game came on the play-
SHOOTING STAR Co-captain Haley Mullins drives forward in match up earlier this season against Dartmouth. The senior was the first to score for the Crimson on Tuesday, netting the puck on a pass from sophomore Ali Peper. timothy r. o’meara—Crimson photographer
er-advantage. With just over a minute to go in regulation, a slapshot from sophomore defender Ali Peper took a bounce off the back boards to tri-captain Haley Mullins, who chipped it past Eagles assistant captain and netmind-
er Katie Burt. Discipline, which has proved to be an issue for the Crimson in the past, was also spotless on Tuesday, as the team did not incur a single whistle while drawing three calls. “We haven’t seen a lot of success re-
cently [on the power play],” Hughes said. “With time and practice, our power play units will grow some better chemistry and we’ll be able to capitalize on more opportunities.” The Eagles were already leading,
4-0, when Harvard first broke the ice. 12 minutes into the third period, freshman blueliner Kate Glover found rookie forward Keely Moy behind the goal line. Moy fed Nikki Friesen, her senior linemate, just inside the left circle; Friesen’s top-shelf chip brought the score to 4-1. The tally was Friesen’s first of the season. After Mullins’s goal brought Harvard within three, any slim hopes of a last-minute surge were dashed with 50 seconds to play. With the score already at 5-2, BC sophomore Erin Connolly beat Crimson goaltender Beth Larcom with a snipe from the dot, sealing Harvard’s fate. Unlike on Saturday, when freshman Becky Dutton played in relief against Cornell, Larcom weathered all 60 minutes of the Eagles’ offense. Before Connolly’s nail in the coffin, five different players found twine for BC. Junior captain Makenna Newkirk and freshman Maegan Beres each had three points on the night; Newkirk’s 47 points are tied for third in the country. Freshman Daryl Watts and sophomore Caitrin Lonergan, first and second in points in the country respectively, also added to the scoreboard. “Even though they scored early, we picked our heads up and continued to work hard and got a lot of offensive opportunities,” Moy said. The shot tally reflected that: the Crimson outshot its opponents, 38-30. While the skew might have to do with Harvard’s time on the power play, the team will look to finish its chances and continue its offensive efforts in the coming weekend. The Crimson takes the ice again on Jan. 19, playing host to ECAC leader No. 2/2 Clarkson. Staff writer Stuti R. Telidevara can be reached at stuti.telidevara@thecrimson.com.
Harvard Pushes Victory Streak to 16 Straight Dual Meets men’s Swimming and Diving By Sam o. M. Christenfeld Crimson Staff Writer
In many ways, the Harvard men’s swimming and diving team’s meet against Penn on Saturday was business as usual for the Crimson. Harvard has become accustomed to beating the Quakers, having only lost to Penn twice since the teams first faced each other, with Penn last recording a victory over the Crimson in 1971. Harvard has also gotten used to winning dual meets. The Crimson entered this weekend’s matchup with an undefeated record for the season, boasting a run of 15 consecutive victories in dual competitions. Saturday’s contest in Providence, R.I., did nothing to snap either of Harvard’s streaks. The Crimson (5-0, 4-0 Ivy) breezed past the Quakers (4-4, 2-4), 181-108, to maintain its perfect mark in dual meets and extend its run of wins against Penn to 47 straight. “I think the results from today really help to build on the momentum that we’ve been creating over the entire break,” co-captain Luke Morgan-Scott said. “At this point, we’ve been successful at finding what it takes to perform and race well even while being broken down. There is definitely still work to do, but today was a positive sign.” However, there were some unusual elements to the matchup. For one thing, the contest, which was held in Brown’s home pool, typically features both the Quakers and the Bears. Brown was notably absent from this year’s meet, though, after being suspended indefinitely in December over allegations of hazing. The Bears’ nonattendance did not faze the Crimson, however. Harvard dominated both in the pool and on the boards, picking up 15 first-place results and sweeping the podium in six races. In addition, the Crimson took at least two of the top three spots in 15 of 16 events. Much of the Crimson’s success could be attributed to some of the team’s less experienced members. Sophomore Daniel Chang continued his breakout season with a particularly strong meet, winning all four of his races. The Johnson City, Tenn., native opened the competition with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay along with fellow sophomore Dean Farris and seniors Steven Tan and Ed Kim, beating out Penn’s second-place lineup by less than half a second. Chang would also collect firstplace finishes in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events, before touching the wall first in exhibition in the 200yard IM. “I was really happy with my swims today,” Chang said. “We’ve been able to have some great training the last couple weeks, and it’s really starting to show.” Harvard also benefited from impressive performances from a contingent of its youngest members. Five freshmen picked up podium finish-
GOING STREAKING The men’s swimming and diving team defeated Penn 181-108 in its fifth dual meet to remain perfect this season. Timothy R. o’meara—Crimson photographer
es against the Quakers. First-year Michael Zarian touched the wall second in the 200-yard butterfly, edging out third-place classmate Eric Whisenant by just over a second. Zarian also raced in the Crimson’s B lineup in the 200 medley relay, finishing in third along with junior Sebastian Lutz, senior Koya Osada, and graduated senior Paul O’Hara. Not to be outdone, freshmen Mahlon Reihman and Levente Bathory collected the second and thirdplace spots in the 200-yard freestyle, with junior Brennan Novak taking top honors in the event. The pair of rookies also battled for finishes in an exhibition in the 400 freestyle relay. Reihman, along with Tan, Kim, and Farris, recorded the fastest time in the event, while Bathory joined up with Lutz, O’Hara, and sophomore Raphael Marcoux to touch the wall second. “Our coach made it clear to us to us that we would be training through the meet, meaning that we would be swimming both tired and unrested,” Reihman said. “It’s exciting to see guys
get up and continue to race fast at this point in the season while still being physically broken down.” Finally, freshman Alex DeCaprio impressed on the boards, finishing in second place in the one-meter dive with a score of 285.98. Co-captain Bobby Ross won the event with 313.35 points. Ross would also record the highest score in the three-meter dive in an exhibition, earning 310.28 points, as senior David Pfeifer took the second spot on the podium. The strangest outcome of the day also came in an exhibition event. With the win already secured and Harvard’s points no longer counting, the Crimson nonetheless raced to win in the 200-yard IM. The result was a peculiar tie, with Chang taking first place, and the next two spots split between Harvard and Penn in a pair of exact ties. Both Zarian and Quakers junior Thomas Dillinger touched the wall in second with a time of 1:51.50, and half a second later, Penn junior Mark Andrew secured third place with a time of 1:52.02, as did Osada.
The technical podium sweep marked just one of several events in which the Crimson took all three of the top spots. In the second race of the day, the 1000-yard freestyle, junior Logan Houck touched the wall first, followed by sophomore Zack Snyder and senior Kent Haeffner in second and third, respectively. Houck picked up a second individual victory in the 500 freestyle, with Novak eight seconds back in silver medal position and Snyder rounding out the sweep in third. Harvard also put in commanding performances in the shorter freestyle races, starting with the 50 free. Marcoux picked up a solo win in the event, edging out second-place Kim and third-best O’Hara. In the 100 free, Farris touched the wall first with a time of 43.87. Marcoux finished in second, while Kim completed the sweep, beating out the top Penn finisher by over a second. The backstroke events saw much of the same, with Osada topping the 100 back and taking second in the 200-yard iteration. Junior Daniel Tran outpaced
Osada by a second-and-a-half in the 200 back but ended up in third place behind Tan in the 100. Tan would get an individual win of his own in the final non-exhibition race of the meet, the 100-yard butterfly. The senior’s mark of 47.72 seconds saw him finish ahead of Farris, who took second in the event. With another victory to its name and its perfect mark maintained, the Crimson will turn its attention to the looming championship portion of the season. “Remaining undefeated following our meet reaffirms our team goals, which are to finish the season without a loss and to claim the Ivy League title,” Reihman said. “Our next big challenge will come in three weeks with the HYP tri-meet. Our win streak certainly gives myself and the team confidence going into the next month, but everyone is aware of the work we still need to do.” Staff writer Sam O. M. Christenfeld can be reached at sam.christenfeld@thecrimson.
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