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Rhetorical fire and brimstone aside, Petersen??s message resonated with Faust’s own vision—a vision in which we, as students, must be involved. With a captive audience watching, Petersen rightly capitalized on a unique opportunity to express the concerns of the students he represents. The venue was wholly appropriate. What better time and place to reaffirm our involvement than at the beginning of a new chapter in Harvard’s history...
After the ceremony, Faust said she had enjoyed Petersen??s speech...
...tense,” said UC Representative Andrea R. Flores ’10 of the atmosphere onstage during Petersen??s speech. Flores, along with five others from the UC and scores of University notables, took in the ceremony from behind the podium atop the Memorial Church steps...
...only was Petersen??s mode of communicating this alleged disenfranchisement of students distasteful, but the ideals on which he makes his claims are misguided. Harvard students are truly privileged with some of the greatest opportunities of any students in the world. The sense of entitlement with which Petersen claimed students have been wronged must have made the alumni present at the ceremony truly disturbed. The image portrayed of Harvard students to the many heads of universities who look to Harvard as an example was certainly unfavorable...
...While we should all work for a better Harvard, we should do so with respect for those who have brought us this far. Stop complaining about “limitations imposed from above” and start working cooperatively with the university to improve student life. Petersen??s speech at President Faust’s installation was an instance of using the wrong methods at the wrong place during the wrong time...