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...Even at Harvard, when I was a freshman, they allowed UC reps to interview prospects for an assistant freshman dean's post," Barkley says. "I think that any candidate worthy of Harvard's presidency should want to be interviewed by some of its students." Barkley also criticized some of Rudenstine's responses from last week's Days of Dialogue event...
...People would suggest ways they wished Harvard were different and better, and Rudenstine would say something like, oh, we did it that way at Princeton. In his tenure he hasn't even addressed student concerns that were solved back when he was Princeton...
...Even as the meeting dragged on to twice its allotted length, he did not realize that he was being considered for Harvard's presidency...
...Simply put, it is legitimate in such cases to discriminate on the basis of belief--or, to use less charged language, to use belief as a factor, perhaps even a prohibitively important one, in choosing the leadership of a student group dedicated to advocacy and expression. Expressive associations have a unique interest in picking leaders who will represent their interests and will stand for their platform...
...Furthermore, if we are to find a value in unfettered dialogue, we may not use the process of university registration as a weapon against unpopular groups, even if it means countenancing views which we abhor. Unrecognized groups have few opportunities to sway student opinion--no rallies, no postering in the Yard, no leaflets in front of the Science Center. And allowing recognized groups to use belief as a factor doesn't require the acceptance of all forms of religious or political discrimination; there is still the goal to be met of furthering expression and open dialogue...