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Harvard Medical School Submits Documents in Antisemitism Investigation

2 weeks ago | thecrimson.com | Graham Lee |Elise Spenner

The Harvard Medical School submitted documentation related to a Title VI antidiscrimination investigation into 2024 pro-Palestine student activism. By Emily T. SchwartzBy Graham W. Lee and Elise A. Spenner, Crimson Staff WritersHarvard Medical School submitted documentation to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights in cooperation with a Title VI antidiscrimination investigation into pro-Palestine student activism at the school’s 2024 commencement.
15 Harvard Affiliates Call on Senate to Deny RFK Jr. Nomination for Health Secretary

Dec 10, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Elise Spenner

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona in February. Fifteen Harvard-affiliated Nobel Laureates signed an open letter slamming Kennedy's nomination for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post. By Courtesy of Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0By Elise A. Spenner, Crimson Staff WriterFifteen Harvard-affiliated Nobel Laureates signed a Monday open letter to the United States Senate opposing the nomination of Robert F.
‘All in Good Fun’: Camaraderie and Competition in Harvard’s Club and Intramural Sports

Dec 8, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Graham Lee |Elise Spenner

Early in the fall semester, John P. Phillips ’26 and Thomas A. Tait ’26 found themselves scrambling to rally a team of Eliot House residents for an important house affair: a Tuesday night intramural ultimate frisbee game in bad weather. Their call to action was answered — behind a valiant effort from five inexperienced ultimate frisbeers, Eliot overcame an early 0–3 deficit to eke out a win. Tait, an intramural house representative for Eliot, attributed the win to his teammates’ fearlessness.
‘Class Is Dismissed’: Durham Mayor Discusses HKS Student Mentorship Program

Oct 8, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Elise Spenner

Leonardo Q. Williams, the mayor of Durham, N.C., addressed a crowd of Harvard Kennedy School students Wednesday evening, speaking to the power of community in local government. The event, run by the Taubman Center for State and Local Government, pitched the Kennedy School’s Transition Term — a two-week program that pairs HKS students and newly elected officials to help them acclimate to office and begin implementing policy as quickly as possible.
In reflection mode

Jul 6, 2024 | smdailyjournal.com | Elise Spenner

I graduated from Burlingame High School at the end of May, and the directive from everyone I knew was to do absolutely nothing this summer. It was the only advice I got from the college students I know — take the time to relax before you are inevitably overwhelmed and overstimulated by everything that university throws at you. And my family agreed with that suggestion — hopefully because they were somewhat invested in spending more time with me before I head across the country.
A Presidential Scholar in Arts

Jun 1, 2024 | smdailyjournal.com | Elise Spenner

When Lauren Cheng learned she was a U.S. Presidential Scholar in Arts earlier this month, she screamed so loudly her dad thought she either had a bloody nose or had seen a huge spider. “I think I screamed out because both of my parents were working from home that day,” Cheng said.
An ode to high school sports

Apr 27, 2024 | smdailyjournal.com | Elise Spenner

The first time I attended Burlingame High School was for a cross country practice. As we slowly crawled out of isolation, outdoor sports, especially those without contact, adapted much more easily to our new pandemic lifestyle. Masked, lonely and anxious for a reason to leave the house, I showed up to the track every day, and kept showing up. Four years later, as I run in the final track meets of my life, I still regularly wax nostalgic for those days.
Saving our libraries, our books and ourselves

Mar 23, 2024 | smdailyjournal.com | Elise Spenner

I have known for a long time that reading is not popular. But it didn't really hit home until I learned that, in an entire semester, just 50 books were checked out from our school library. That data point, among others, is part of the reason why Burlingame is revamping its library into a modernized “student union” that deemphasizes rows of dusty, unused books and prioritizes a communal space for student engagement.
From small talk to big conversations

Jan 13, 2024 | smdailyjournal.com | Elise Spenner

Last year, I wrote about how I once avoided small talk at all costs — those awkward, two-minute conversations at the grocery store, in the hallway, while waiting in line at the mall. But then I had a change of heart; in the spirit of being a senior, I chose to lean into moments of connection with my peers and neighbors, no matter how fleeting or perfunctory.
Failing at foreign language

Dec 9, 2023 | smdailyjournal.com | Elise Spenner

For a second, put aside investments in computer science, ethnic studies and visual arts — we need to bolster our foreign language programs across the county, state and country. I’ve taken Spanish since seventh grade, and am currently in advanced placement Spanish literature — the highest level offered at Burlingame High School.