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While there are certain limitations to these procedures, it is far better than the current survival-of-the-fittest system. If adopted, these procedures would bring much needed civility to the Forum, and would still allow future events to be stimulating and debate-filled...
...Forum gives Harvard students the incredible opportunity to hear the world’s policy-makers in person and then question them on their positions. Few colleges give their students this kind of access to politicians, and Harvard students should be mindful of the fact that they have this privilege. Audience members must be courteous to speakers and allow them to talk without interjections. This, of course, does not mean that when given the chance to grill speakers, students should be deferential. They should pose difficult questions, but they should do so in a way that is both strong...
...should be said that the behavior at the Forum when Feith spoke was neither unique nor the most egregious example of poor behavior. Last year, Ralph Nader was unduly derided throughout a speech he gave at the Forum. This in no way excuses the actions of those who behaved abysmally when Feith spoke; rather, given the experience with Nader and previous speakers, the IOP should have been forewarned of what was coming. Furthermore, many students came away from Feith’s speech frustrated because they believed he had faced softball questions, and this certainly contributed to the unruly atmosphere...
...group of college students from all over the Boston area gathered to celebrate the importance of black women to their lives at the Eleventh Annual Celebration of Black Women hosted by the Harvard Black Men’s Forum...
Alliot-Marie, who spoke at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, said that France is willing to move beyond past friction with the U.S. over the war in Iraq. She said she considers President Bush’s recent trip to Europe a symbol of reconciliation and the beginning of a new trans-Atlantic dialogue...