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...executive board of the Civil Liberties Union of Harvard (CLUH), after having met without the presence of Director Joshua Burstein '93, wishes to make the following response to John A. Cloud's editorial "That's Outrageous," published in the September 26 issue of The Crimson...
...this editorial, Cloud accuses Burstein of being a hypocrite for simultaneously protesting the appointment of former New York Daily News Publisher James F. Hoge as a fellow of the Institute of Politics and serving as the director of CLUH. It is our opinion that CLUH is unfairly being dragged into this issue by Cloud and The Crimson...
Furthermore, the piece failed to clearly state that CLUH does not endorse Burstein's protest. We seriously doubt that The Crimson would have been interested in CLUH and have contacted an organization with which we are not directly affiliated, the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, if anyone else but our director, acting as an individual, had been involved in this matter...
Finally, Cloud apparently does not understand the fact that Burstein is not attempting to censor Hoge, but merely to protest his appointment. If Burstein--or anyone else--attempted to prevent Hoge's opinions from being heard, CLUH would condemn his or her actions; any attempt to deny members of a campus community freedom of speech is dangerous. CLUH will therefore continue to monitor this issue, and be willing to act without consideration of the fact that Burstein is an officer of CLUH. Jol Silversmith '94 Assistant Director, CLUH James E.N. Hensley '92 Secretary, CLUH Nathan L. Dupree '92 Treasurer, CLUH
...personal level, fails to tell the whole story of our protest against Harvard honoring Hoge and granting recognition to his anti-worker policies, and selectively excludes relevant information and quotes which, if included, would show Cloud's argument to be a much weaker one. Joshua E. Burstein...