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...Stephen V. David and William A. Blankenship, former members of the Class of 1996, plead guilty on charges of possession of hallucinogens, marijuana and ketamine. The two former Currier House residents received suspended sentences and were placed on probation for two years...
Currier House seniors Stephen V. David '96 and William A. Blankenship '96 are arrested on charges Possession of drugs with intent to distribute after an HUPD search team recovers ecstasy, LSD, marijuana and other illegal drugs. The students are not allowed to graduate. Students rally outside University Hall in support of expanded ethnic studies offerings...
Controversy over the rights of students who are the subject of undercover investigation began last spring when the HUPD arrested then Currier House seniors William A. Blankenship and Stephen V. David on drug charges...
...their sentence was too light, in that two years' probation is not enough and their fines should be greater than the $2,500 they will pay in court fees. We would have endorsed a harsher punishment as long as they were kept out of prison. We realize that had Blankenship and David been, for example, poor residents of the projects of Cambridge, their sentence may not have been as lenient, and they would perhaps have been given the mandatory minimum, but unless these hypothetical dealers had a prior conviction of drug dealing, we would not endorse their going to prison...
...however, is their status at Harvard. We feel that the seriousness of their crime, and the degree to which their operation was carried out, definitely warrants their not graduating from the College, and we hope the administration sees it this way, too. Harvard must draw the line somewhere, and Blankenship and David have certainly crossed any line that could be drawn. We realize that the percentage of Harvard students that graduate is a very important number for the reputation of the University, but there could be no excuse in letting these criminals leave Harvard with a diploma. Their graduation would...