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Judging the “acceptability” of musical lyrics is a subjective process, and it is unlikely that the HCC could ever suggest a musical group that would not be deemed unacceptable by at least a small segment of Harvard’s large and heterogeneous population. However, sponsoring a concert that may be controversial does not run counter to the University’s mission, but rather is in support of it. The University ought to be a forum of open discussion and debate, and in order to do so it must at times support events that...
Indeed, had Illingworth taken the time to look up the Rosa Parks lawsuit he would have found that the judgement in the case contradicts the very argument he was trying to make to the HCC. In the course of rejecting Parks’ claims against OutKast, the judgement heavily endorses the First Amendment right to free expression stating, “It is fundamental that courts may not muffle expression by passing judgement on its skill or clumsiness, its sensitivity or coarseness, nor whether it pains or pleases.” The same claim can, and should, be made about...
...what has the administration spouting the rhetoric of censorship now? And why is it that HCC has to seek pre-approval of its guests when other student groups...
...control over Springfest when she agreed to allow the Office of the President to co-sponsor the event, a deal that was brokered only by assuring University President Lawrence H. Summers that the Undergraduate Council would select a band suitable for people of all ages. But unlike Springfest, any HCC concert held this spring would not receive funding from the central administration. Instead, it would be financed through ticket sales and money allocated by the Undergraduate Council...
...President Bill Clinton, a far from uncontroversial figure. Moreover, the Clinton audience was more than double the size of the expected OutKast audience, which is capped at 3,000. Additionally, in order to assuage the fear that OutKast might attract unruly individuals from outside out the Harvard community, the HCC volunteered to limit ticket sales to Harvard students, a proposal that College administrators said was unnecessary. Finally, according to members of the HCC, approximately $6,680 has been budgeted for event security, more than enough money to provide adequate crowd control and emergency resources...