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The Citizen was the independent, biweekly Harvard Kennedy School student newspaper, providing a forum for the HKS community to read about news, features and perspectives on global issues; stay current on events at HKS and the broader Harvard community; and express opinion about topics of importance to HKS students.
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HKS Students Eat the Way the World Eats
11.30.11
By Dharana Rijal, News Writer, MPP ‘13 A week before Thanksgiving, the 2nd HKS Annual Hunger Banquet brought together students to share an unusual meal and reflect on the issues surrounding world food security. Students attending the event agreed that the arrangement of the meal highlighted the inequalities that exist around the world, and often, […]
The HKS Diaspora
11.30.11
By Sharon Bourne-Clarke In this intellectual candy store [1]called the Harvard Kennedy School one has to struggle to identify the over arching or predominant culture that prevails. The Kennedy School is composed of 1,013 students from over 92 countries in four degree programs[2] yet it is difficult to identify a prevailing culture. By virtue of […]
HKS ‘Hyper-utilized’: New Campus Master Plan aims to alleviate space pressures
11.30.11
By Alexi White, Opinions Editor, MPP ‘13 Imagine there were a bridge connecting Taubman to Belfer. Imagine a new building where the courtyard parking lot sits. Imagine the courtyard itself were raised to ground level and a central hub connecting all of HKS placed beneath it. These are just some of the ideas that have […]
Politics in Practice: Snapshots from Rappaport Fellowship Alumni
11.30.11
By Cristina Garmendia, News Writer, MPP ‘13 This is the third part of the Harvard Citizen series: Politics in Practice. This week, Cristina Garmendia interviews Boston-area alumni of the Rappaport Fellowship, which matches students from area graduate programs to state and local government positions for a summer. She asks two graduates who continued to work […]
TPP = The “Problematic” Partnership or The “Progressive” Partnership?
11.30.11
By Ryoji Watanabe, News Writer, MC/MPA’12 On October 26 thousands of people, swinging colorful flags and following behind farming tractors, took to the streets of Tokyo to protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, a new free trade agreement negotiated among nine Asia-Pacific nations including the U.S. This populist movement was organized in anticipation of […]
At Town Hall, MPP1s Voice Concerns, Mostly About the Core
11.1.11
By Alexander Remington, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 On Friday, October 21, the Kennedy School Student Government hosted its first MPP1 Town Hall Meeting. The beginning of a planned series of student town halls, it was not particularly well attended. “I didn’t realize how crazy this week was going to be,” said one MPP1 class representative, […]
Policy Outcomes and Political Dysfunction: An Interview with Matthew Yglesias
11.1.11
By Adrian Arroyo, Opinions Writer, MPP ‘13 Matthew Yglesias is a Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Harvard University. Matt has previously worked as an Associate Editor at The Atlantic, a Staff Writer at The American Prospect, and an Associate Editor at Talking Points Memo. […]
An interview with former democratic national committee chairman Ed Rendell
11.1.11
By Matt Bieber, Features Writer, MPP ’11 / MDiv ‘13 Ed Rendell served as mayor of Philadelphia, (1992-99) chairman of the Democratic National Committee, (1999-2001) and governor of Pennsylvania (2003-2011). This interview took place on October 11 at the Institute of Politics. MATT: How does our political discourse today compare to when you […]
A Conservative Estimate
11.1.11
By Alexi White, Opinions Editor, MPP ‘13 It is often said that the HKS student body is not sufficiently diverse. But in the last few years, the Office of Admissions has been stepping up efforts to recruit a group of students that aren’t often considered in discussions of diversity: conservatives. Though the administration says […]
Ping-Pong at the Rotunda
11.1.11
By Alexander Remington, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 At any given time when you walk through the Taubman Rotunda, you’re liable to find two students playing… well, I grew up calling it “ping pong.” Maybe I shouldn’t have. “Table tennis is the serious name,” says Malcolm Sparrow, a Kennedy professor on sabbatical who is also a […]
Come along for a ride with “Passenger”: Album Review – Lisa Hannigan: Passenger
11.1.11
By John DiGiovanni, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 The first thing you’ll notice is this voice. Immediately delicate and surprisingly grave, Lisa Hannigan’s haunting tone rises from a charming hush in conversation, defined as much by its fragility as its Dublin-bred texture, to find its fated depths in the corners of her songs. It is a […]
Annual football tourney brings out class competiveness
11.1.11
By Alex Remingon, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 On Sunday, November 20, HKS students came to defend the honor of their class at the annual HKS flag football tournament. It was surprisingly beautiful, all the players wearing shorts as the sunny weather hit 66 degrees, defying all late-November Massachusetts logic. The MPP1s won the day, beating […]