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...Andrew L. Schlafly ’10 is a Mathematics concentrator in Currier House and chair of Harvard Students for Mike Huckabee...
...makes sense. But the world of capital punishment has never been that sort of place. This weighty moral issue, expressive of some of our society's deeply held values, involves a lot of winging it. In 1990, for instance, a sponge used in the headpiece of Florida's electric chair wore out. There's no factory or parts catalog for execution devices, so the prison sent a guy to pick up a sponge at the store. Problem was, he bought a synthetic sponge instead of a genuine sea sponge, and when Jesse Tafero was strapped in, his head caught fire...
...last time the court descended into the gruesome details was in 1947, when it ruled on the case of an unfortunate Louisiana inmate, Willie Francis. Sentenced to death in 1945 for murder, he was strapped into the electric chair several months later and zapped--but something went wrong, and he survived. Francis recovered enough to realize that the state intended to repair the chair and put him back in it. He begged the court for a reprieve. The squeamishness of the Justices was apparent in the opinion, but ultimately five of them agreed that the equipment malfunction was an honest...
...issues, because they deserve more focused attention from Harvard undergraduates than the current organization can provide.The main reason that the BGLTSA is an ineffective political organization is that its primary job is to foster a social community. Political issues are an ancillary concern. Although the BGLTSA has a political chair, when you take into consideration that three of the eight other elected positions are social roles, there is no question that the organization’s energy is directed elsewhere. One of the consequences of the overwhelming emphasis on social events is that straight students may feel less comfortable participating...
When asked to show identification, Wu—who is the vice chair of the College Events Board—refused and became “agitated and belligerent,” striking an officer on the arm, according to the police...