Word: bannered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nice honeymoon. In the fall of 1991, Harvard's first-years greeted the young, enthusiastic new president with a banner hanging from Weld Hall. "We Love Our Neil, from the Class of 1995," it said...
...toyed with the idea of appealing to President Neil L. Rudenstine on behalf of tradition--or defiantly hanging another banner taunting the superintendent with "If you hang it, she will come." But in the end, we accepted the irrational decree with the hanging heads of first-years...
...where we caved, the Civil Liberties Union of Harvard (CLUH) pushed on. CLUH recently wrote a letter to Dean Epps appealing for a reversal of the banner ban on the grounds that prohibiting Holworthy banners interferes with students' free expression. While the University has the right to regulate its buildings, CLUH maintains that the traditional Holworthy banner provides a uniquely effective means of communication which is not currently replaceable by the alternatives Dean Epps has suggested, such as electronic bulletin boards...
CLUH should be commended for its opposition to the banner ban. Aesthetic and social benefits aside, the problem here is with the administration's reasoning: the banners do no harm...
Dean Epps should reconsider his decision. The banner ban should be lifted...