As part of advocacy efforts for European studies and issues of European interest, the members of the Undergraduate Board have penned a number of editorial pieces.
A click on the title of each article below leads to the complete article in The Harvard Crimson.
Friday, February 08, 2008 - News
Royal Calls For Reform Of Left
Former French presidential candidate skirts more controversial issues
By PRATEEK KUMAR and RACHEL A. STARK
Royal focused much of her talk on how to strengthen the position of the Left, which she believes can be done by seeking advice from scholars and policy experts, developing a "participative democracy" through online blogs and town-hall meetings, and working with leaders at the grassroots level.
Thursday, October 04, 2007 - News
E.U. Rep Seeks Tougher Safety Laws
Pointing to this summer's toy recalls, commissioner critiques lax U.S. regulations
By ALISSA M D'GAMA
The commissioner for consumer protection in the European Union (E.U.) criticized the U.S. organization responsible for product safety and urged the two bodies to work together to enforce higher standards, in a speech Tuesday at the Center for European Studies (CES).
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - News
Center Hosts Climate Talks
By ELSA S. KIM
A conservative member of the European parliament said yesterday that Europe and the United States must work together in order to fend off the effects of global climate change.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - News
Undergrads Join 'Gray Hairs' at CES
Anonymous donation allows Gunzburg Center to expand its offerings
By SONAM S. VELANI
With purses heavy from a recent donation, the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies is hoping to spark College students' interest in the continent's culture and politics as part of a new initiative, Internationalize Undergraduate Education.
From Arts on Friday, March 18, 2005
Fascism's 'Flaming Motor'
By LAURA E. KOLBE
Did writers in pre-World War II Russia, Italy and Germany contribute to the rise of fascismand the murders of millionsin their respective nations? Approximately 50 Harvard students, faculty, andcommunity members crowded into the Center for European Studies (CES) March 4 to reach a verdict. The proceedings, however, were highly unconventional. There were no first-hand witnesses. Most testimony bordered on hearsay. And all of the defendants were dead.
From Arts on Friday, March 18, 2005
MOVIE REVIEW: Mondovino
By LAURA E. KOLBE
“Le vin est mort,” declares independent vintner Aimé Guibert early in the documentary Mondovino. Wine is dead. It’s not quite Nietzche, but it has a similar dour finality that may at first strike the viewer as overblown. After watching Mondovino, however, audiences may well find themselves as passionate about the high-stakes game of winemaking as Guibert is.
From Opinion on Wednesday, February 02, 2005
International Adventure Wanted
By AZRA PRAVDIC and ALEXANDER BEVILACQUA
Many types of international experience are fruitful, as the report on the Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR) rightly suggests. After proposing that all students “pursue a significant international experience during their time in the College,” the report broadly defines international experience to include not just study abroad, but any activity that causes “immersion in another culture for an extended period of time,” such as “international internships, independent research, volunteer work, or employment abroad.” The authors of the HCCR strongly believe that a Harvard education should provide “global competence,” the flexibility and open-mindedness to live in this globalizing society.