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Is Harvard anti-business?
The Washington Times ^ | 3-11-05 | hophead

Posted on 03/11/2005 12:20:11 PM PST by hophead

CAMBRIDGE -- A Harvard University student's fledgling dorm-cleaning business faced the threat of a campus boycott yesterday after the school's daily newspaper slammed it for dividing students along economic lines. The Harvard Crimson newspaper urged students to shun Dormaid, a business started by Harvard sophomore Michael Kopko that cleans up for messy students. "By creating yet another differential between the haves and have-nots on campus, Dormaid threatens our student unity," the Crimson said in an editorial. "We urge the student body to boycott Dormaid." But Mr. Kopko, 20, said he could not understand the Crimson's reaction to his business, which he said was all about creating jobs and wealth at the Ivy League school.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; duplicate; trysearch; userealheadline; wronglink
Tuition to Harvard: $35000 Business Degree: $140000 The Crimson ruining your fledgling business: PRICELESS
1 posted on 03/11/2005 12:20:11 PM PST by hophead
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To: hophead

So much for free enterprise at Harvard...

I think "Commies" is more appropriate than "Crimson" in this case.


2 posted on 03/11/2005 12:22:51 PM PST by kdmhcdcfld (Any rebroadcast of this tagline without the express written consent of FreeRepublic is prohibited.)
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To: hophead
"By creating yet another differential between the haves and have-nots on campus, Dormaid threatens our student unity," the Crimson said in an editorial.

The "work" and the "work-nots," more like it.

3 posted on 03/11/2005 12:25:30 PM PST by untenured
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To: hophead
Anti-American = Anti-Business so I guess the answer is an unqualified YES!
4 posted on 03/11/2005 12:28:06 PM PST by hflynn
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To: hflynn

I smell the Service Utilities Union behind this.


5 posted on 03/11/2005 1:14:12 PM PST by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: hophead

[i]By creating yet another differential between the haves and have-nots on campus, Dormaid threatens our student unity," the Crimson said in an editorial.[/i]

Stop the presses! Are they trying to tell us there are "have-nots" at Harvard?


6 posted on 03/11/2005 3:46:49 PM PST by WeaponOfMassInstruction
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To: hophead

Here's the Harvard editorial:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1361140/posts


7 posted on 03/11/2005 4:51:14 PM PST by grundle
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