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...ever adopted, would change that. Comparing this issue to work in previous administrations on behalf of Burmese dissidents makes no sense. Although I am very much in favor of human rights around the world, I can see how some might argue that resolutions to free actvists in Burma are outside the range of reasonable council activities. But gay rights legislation in the United States clearly has a direct impact on Harvard students...
...role of the council to deal with fro-yo in Annenberg, or China? With Burma or a student center? said council Vice President Kamil E. Redmond '00, who co-sponsored the bill. "I think the council can do both...
...says that was the wrong debate. A council devoted to social conditions in Burma is not serving students, she said...
...consensual government. When we all decided to attend Harvard, we did not agree to have our political beliefs represented by anyone. Harvard students do not need a collective voice with which to speak to the outside world. Those of us who don't like labor practices in Burma are perfectly capable of organizing a group, staging a protest or writing a letter. The same applies to controversial issues specific to Harvard. If enough students are really miffed by the supposed lack of Faculty diversity, there is nothing stopping them from launching a vocal movement. In the meantime, the lack...
Madan said that hearing the stories of studentactivists in Burma also moved...