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The British government, wary of anything that might invite Serb attacks on its peacekeeping contingent in Bosnia, dismissed the Iron Lady's appeal as "emotional nonsense." By Friday, however, the emotion had apparently spread to Washington. President Bill Clinton had begun to talk tougher too, expressing his "outrage" at events...
To invite a speaker only to greet him with angry shouts and accusations of bigotry reflects very poorly on Harvard as an institution. The demonstrations will undermine the unity which should be present on a day which is the culmination of four years of academic endeavor. And most importantly, they...
This isn't an issue of free speech. No one is denying Powell's right to speak in public--in fact, we'd enjoy hearing Powell speak here on another occasion. But we question the Wisdom of the invitation. Powell has no specific right to speak at commencement, any more...
Five faculty members yesterday wrote to President Neil L. Rudenstine expressing "outrage" at the University's decision to invite Colin L. Powell, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to speak at Commencement and to receive an honorary degree.
"It is extremely naive for Harvard to think that they can invite Powell to give such a prestigious speech and think that it will not be interpreted as an affirmation of his support for the ban," Lin said.