Occupy Harvard: What a Joke

Harvard students remain at Occupy protest: MyFoxBOSTON.com

My Fox Boston - Occupy Harvard protesters are unhappy with the way the university is spending its 32-billion dollar endowment and are asking the university to be more socially responsible and less corporate. Student protesters, as well as members from other area organizations, took part in a march Wednesday that began at Harvard Yard, stopped traffic on Massachusetts Avenue and temporarily shut down Harvard Square. The Harvard students spent the night in tents on Harvard Yard and claim they are not going anywhere. "I will be graduating with 60-thousand dollars in debt and I would remind everyone that the endowment of Harvard is equal to that of the GDP of Ethiopia and I think that is unjust,” said student, Alex Auriema. "My goal is to stay here and make our voices heard as long as need be."

WAAAHHH, Harvard Costs a lot of money, WAAHHH, it might take me a few years before I start making six figures and easily pay off my debt.

Quit bitching guys, unless you're majoring in the History of Pottery or something stupid like that, you'll be fine.  If you don't want to feed the system more money, you can drop out, believe it or not, that's an option.  If you want a university for the 99%, you should probably go to Salem State or even better, Bunker Hill, I'm sure they'll be happy to take you.

But short of that, I'm not sure I understand the issue here? So the school takes your money and uses it as it sees fit, which it has every right to do? Weird. They're in the business of making money and ensuring the financial stability of the school for generations to come, those bastards! Lets get em!

Please grow up, go to class, I'll see ya in a few years when you're my boss.

Kid Who Faked His Way into Harvard Just Can't Help Himself, In Jail for Probation Violation

WOBURN (AP) - A Delaware man convicted of fraud for faking his way into Harvard was ordered held without bail Wednesday after admitting he violated his probation by citing the university on a job resume. Adam Wheeler, 25, was sentenced last year to 2½ years in jail and 10 years on probation for identity fraud and other charges. The sentence was mostly suspended; Wheeler served just one month in jail while awaiting trial. Prosecutors said he got into Harvard by falsely claiming that he had attended the exclusive Phillips Academy prep school in Andover and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wheeler, originally from Milton, Del., was kicked out of Harvard in 2009 after he tried to get the school's endorsement for Rhodes and Fulbright scholarships. Authorities said his application for the scholarships contained a string of lies, including a list of books he said he had co-authored, courses he said he had taught and lectures he said he had given. Under the terms of his probation, Wheeler was barred from representing himself as a Harvard student or graduate. Wheeler's lawyer, Steven Sussman, acknowledged that Wheeler had violated that provision by saying on his resume and in a cover letter for a job application that he had attended Harvard.

I'm gonna be honest, I don't quite see what this kid did wrong here this time around? He did go to Harvard for a while, right? Take the classes, pass the exams, etc...?  What do the courts want him to do, just outright pretend he didn't attend college, do you know how bad a 3-4 year hole looks on your resume these days? It's a death sentence as far as your career prospects go. Seems to be the definition of "cruel and unusual" if you ask me...when was the last time someone was forced to remove a legitimate credential from their resume. This is his life we're talking about, how can the judge be so obtuse?

Plus I'd argue that getting into Harvard by gaming the system is way harder than getting in through proper legal channels. Sure they may be super selective, but at the end of the day a little over 2,000 new students are admitted every year, you know how many of them got in by cheating the system and fooling some of the brightest administrative minds in the country? One. Adam Wheeler. That's pretty impressive. 

And finally, if you're Harvard, wouldn't you take 100 Adam Wheelers, dying to get in to your institution and make something of himself, over 100's of mostly silver spoon brats protesting the very economy  they'll be driving in a few years?