Word: abolitionism
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The federation's ambitious agenda includes the call for foreign divestment and nationalization of major industries, the release of Nelson Mandela, the withdrawal of government troops from the black townships and the abolition of the pass laws. Barayi said the federation would lead a campaign for blacks to burn their...
Susan M. Collins, Assistant Professor of Economics, questions the proposal for complete abolition of tenure. "It all depends on what system you're going to put in its place."
WE AGREE WITH the majority's call for the abolition of the Commission of Inquiry (COI). However, the proposal that Harvard create an independent judiciary body to handle political complaints by all members of the University contradicts both previous Crimson editorial policy and the essential purposes of this or any...
The Crimson last spring called for the abolition of the CRR, calling it an illegitimate body used to quell political protest. Today's view, however, claims that illegitimate bodies are acceptable, as long as they handle complaints by both students and faculty.
We feel that the COI is a lightning rod, channeling complaints for students often to irrelevant or impartial bodies. (In the current COI case, complaints against Vice President and General Counsel Daniel Steiner '54 were referred to Steiner himself.) Moreover, we feel that the majority's proposal for a new...