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Harvard policy says the committee's choice must come with the consent of the Board of Overseers, Harvard's second-highest governing body. It is unclear at what point in the search process this consent will be given. Overseers contacted this weekend say no special meeting has been scheduled to approve a president before the regular meeting the weekend of March...
According to Charles P. Slichter '45, a former member of the Corporation who ran the last search, the Overseers' consent has not always been easily given...
...does the legal protection derived from so-called individual "freedom of religion" cover these injuries the devout inflict on others - including family members incapable of making informed consent? In all but four states (Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nebraska and North Carolina) parents can use their religious ideology as a shield against prosecution for withholding medical treatment from their children...
...Free Speech," Feb. 8) seems to be in favor of free speech except when the speech does not comport with her view of what ideas are acceptable. She says that the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) espouses ideas so hideous--namely, the lowering of the age of consent for engaging in sex--that "it is unthinkable that the American government would allow this organization to continue." However, such a decision is not up to the government. The First Amendment, which protects NAMBLA's (and Ms. Melia's) freedom of association and freedom of speech, specifically takes such...
...more than unpopular--they are indefensible. Their "free speech" preys upon the most helpless members of society--children. It is unthinkable that the American government would allow this organization to continue. While NAMBLA claims it does not promote violence, it certainly promotes sexual abuse of children too young to consent. But would this case have been much better if Jeffrey Curley was simply raped but left alive...