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"Through King Charles II, President Clinton can claim genealogical ties to the Princess of Wales, who is descended five times from that monarch." --Harold Brooks-Boker, publishing director of Burke's Peerage, was quoted in the Boston Globe on November 29, 1995.
Overruling its outgoing president's objections, the Harvard-Radcliffe College Democrats voted Wednesday night to endorse the recent resolution by Phillips Brooks House Association, Inc. (PBHA) to become autonomous from its University parent organization, Phillips Brooks House (PBH).
Phillips Brooks House derives innumerable benefits, financial and otherwise, from the University. The administration, in exchange, uses PBH's world-class student-run programs on the front page of many of its fundraising appeals. It also benefits from PBH's quality programs in terms of the town-gown relationship.
Those concerned with the future of community service must firmly and publically support Brooks House in a positive way. Show the University that those who are passionate about Brooks House's autonomy and quality programming are not limited to a few, soon-to-be-gone students, and a handful of...
PBH must keep beating the drum in the campaign to get broad-based support for a more autonomous Brooks House, while taking public steps of rapprochement with the University. Brooks House leaders must keep the following goals clear: the University should not be able to hire or fire PBH staff...