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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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Mea Culpa: Why the Red Sox Didn’t Win
11.1.11
By Alexander Remington, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 In the first issue of the Citizen, on September 20, I wrote something that seemed obvious to me at the time: “The Red Sox will play on into October.” The column was about the movie Moneyball, and I concluded the column by writing: The book Moneyball was all […]
Misleading the public: HKS should require professors to disclose conflicts of interest
11.1.11
By Alexi White, Opinions Editor, MPP ‘13 Kennedy School professors are in high demand. As some of the foremost experts on public policy, they are called upon constantly to provide private consulting to governments, businesses and non-profits around the world. At the same time, journalists and the pubic rely on them for independent perspectives on […]
India-Afghanistan security agreement is a positive step
11.1.11
By Sujoyini Mandal, Opinions Columnist, MPP ‘13 On October 4th, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on a critical bilateral arrangement that has far reaching implications for both Afghan and South Asian security. This two-way “strategic partnership deal” incorporates a wide range of political, economic and trade issues, and comes […]
Coming to America: Land of the aisles, home of the 2% milk
11.1.11
By Marianne Caballero, MPP ‘12 It happened again. I’ve been in the States for a year and I thought I was over this. I thought I knew what I liked by now. That nothing could throw me off course. I was admitted to Harvard, darn it; this shouldn’t be so hard. I’d expected the course […]
US Signs Trade Deals With Colombia, South Korea, and Panama
11.1.11
By Dharana Rijal, News Writer, MPP ‘13 President Obama signed free trade agreements with three countries, Colombia, South Korea, and Panama last week following approval from both the House of Representatives and the Senate the week before. These agreements bring the total number of bilateral deals that the US has with other countries to 20. […]
Politics in Practice: Snapshots from Rappaport Fellowship Alumni
11.1.11
By Cristina Garmendia, News Writer, MPP ‘13 This is the first part of a new Harvard Citizen series: Politics in Practice. This week, Cristina Garmendia interviewed 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 four graduates who continued […]
Release of malaria vaccine trial raises hopes, as well as doubts
11.1.11
By Imran Sarwar, News Writer, MPP ‘13 Preliminary tests of a new malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have raised hopes about widespread prevention of the disease, especially in infants and young children in Sub-Saharan Africa. On 18th October, the results of the vaccine’s phase 3 trial were released to the public, establishing that the vaccination gave protection […]
HKS Students Brave Stormy Weather and March Across Harvard Yard in Celebration of Harvard’s 375th Birthday
11.1.11
By Ryoji Watanabe, News Writer, MC/MPA ‘12 Distant trumpets and drums accompanied the Harvard Kennedy School parade as it marched across Harvard Yard, alongside cheering crowds drenched in the rain. Jubilant students arrived in front of Widener Library and were greeted by cameras flashing from all directions, bright lights shining from above, and a huge […]
The 16 Missing Days: HKS Elections Ballot and the Elections Committee Response
10.18.11
By Khaleel Seecharan Charles Seigel, an MC/MPA ’12 candidate student, noticed that the numbers for the Mid-Career class did not add up on September 13th, 2011 when the Kennedy School student election results were announced. While there are approximately 196 students in this year’s Mid-Career cohort, the results indicated 212 votes were cast for the […]
Students rally in solidarity with “Occupy Boston”
10.18.11
By Dharana Rijal, News Writer, MPP ‘13 Hundreds of students marched from Boston Common to Dewey Square on Monday October 10th to show solidarity with the “Occupy Boston” movement, which has seen demonstrations against a range of issues in the past few days — including unemployment, economic inequality, and the relationship between government and financial […]
Murder of Pakistani Governor Incites Public Controversy over Blasphemy Law
10.18.11
By Imran Sarwar, News Writer, MPP ‘13 On October 1st, Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court sentenced Malik Mumtaz Qadri to death for his self-confessed murderer of former governor of Punjab province, Salman Taseer. The case has become a political flashpoint for the country, where fundamental clashes between secular and religious ideologies have seeped gradually into nearly every […]
An interview with U.S. Ambassador Timothy Roemer
10.18.11
By Khaleel Seecharan, Culture Editor, MPP ‘13 Timothy Roemer, former U.S. Ambassador to India and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited the Harvard Kennedy School for the week of 10/7. Between speaking events, he sat down with the Citizen to answer a few questions: HC: What was the most challenging part of your […]