Word: disruptionism
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In addition, Dukakis said in recent speeches that the Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) should be filled to capacity. The SPR program, created in the late 1970s, stores barrels of oil in some Southern states for use in case of a major supply disruption.
Law School Dean James Vorenberg '49 expressed "regret" over last Friday's disruption of a former contra leader's speech in a statement released yesterday, but said that the address was cancelled in light of the threat posed to Adolfo Calero's safety.
The Harvard administration seems to want either speech without disruption or no speech at all. But paradoxically, this ivory tower attitude has become a major obstacle to freedom of speech on campus. Not only are speakers prevented from finishing, but protestors are often prevented from excercising their right to protest...
OBVIOUSLY, the University must not tolerate violent protests such as Laub's attack. However, there is no need to cancel a speech every time a minor disruption occurs.
"Our calendar now is functioning very well, if anything, a change would cause disruption to peoples lives," he says.