Word: calero
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...reference to the cancellation by Law School officials of Adolfo Calero's speech after a protester (Tufts senior Joshua Laub) tried to attack the contra leader, Orenstein states, "Such panicked reactions [to protests]... stifle free speech on campus." Such logic is unfortunately warped. If the owner of a private forum in which to speak removes that forum, that does not constitute a restriction of free speech. A physical attack upon one who is speaking, however, is a "stifling" of that individual's right to free speech, and hence responsibility for any reaction thereto lies with the attacker...
...want an atmosphere in which a controversialand conservative speaker can come to thisinstitution and not fear for their physicalstate," said John Sharman, a member of the HarvardLaw School Republicans, which sponsored Calero'sappearance...
Prompted by Nicaraguan Contra Leader Adolfo Calero's aborted speech last week, the discussion which was held in Austin Hall centered on how to maintain an environment of free speech for both conservatives and protesters...
...Harvard Law School Republi- cans invited Calero to speak on Friday, but theLaw School administration halted his speech beforeit began, after a Tufts senior rushed to the stagein an attempt to attack the former contra leader...
Wilson C. Mcleod, a third year law student,said, "People like Calero should not be allowed tospeak at Harvard Law School." He added that theContra leader did not come here for open debate,but to "win support for murderers...