Word: amends
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...Cambridge City Hall last night, more than 30 residents showed up to urge the city to amend a zoning ordinance, and a resolution was passed unanimously expressing concern about the labor practices of Harvard’s janitorial contractor...
...gender identity” in its University-wide non-discrimination policy. A crowd of over 200 people attended the event, according to Noah E. Lewis, a co-coordinator of the Task Force. The event was intended both as a “celebration” of the policy amendment and a “call for concrete changes” said Lewis, a Harvard Law School graduate who spoke at the rally. Co-coordinater of the Trans Task Force M. Barusch ‘06 said yesterday’s gathering was the “most people that...
Given that much of society is largely unfamiliar with many of the challenges that transgendered individuals face, Harvard’s decision to amend its University-wide non-discrimination policy to protect “gender identity” is a bold and highly commendable step. Since the formation of the Transgender Task Force (TTF) in 1997, the group of students, staff, faculty, and alumni who advocate on behalf of issues of gender identity has pushed for such an inclusion in the University-wide non-discrimination code. On Tuesday, the University’s general counsel told the TTF that...
...DiIuliis said the legislation has increased the willingness of police and courts to enforce underage drinking laws. “No one wants to arrest someone and put it on their criminal record for going to a party and drinking,” he said. The bill would also amend Massachusetts’ laws to make it illegal for those under the age of 21 to consume alcohol. Currently, it is only illegal for people under 21 to transport, possess, or purchase alcohol but not to consume it. —Staff writer Virginia A. Fisher can be reached...
Harvard announced yesterday that it would amend its University-wide non-discrimination policy to protect “gender identity,” following growing pressure to safeguard the rights of transgender students and staff...