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Although it is within his discretion to divest from the tobacco companies, Malone says it is a power he should not exercise...
Daughter of the imprisoned president-elect of Nigeria and his recently-assassinated wife. Abiola speaks at university, local and state legislature meetings about the situation in her home country whenever the organizations have related resolutions pending. At Harvard, that means urging the University to divest from companies such as Shell Oil that support the regime in Nigeria...
...Nigeria can withstand these diplomatic censures as long as its financial support remains intact. Most of that support comes from foreign investment, particularly from oil companies that export primarily to the United States. Shareholders in those companies now have a moral obligation to divest. American investors should let the world know that their money does not go to tyrants and murderers...
...inhumane actions of the Nigerian government are anathema to our moral sensibilities as Americans and as Jews. We strongly support the efforts of the Undergraduate Council and the Harvard African Students Association and we urge the Harvard Corporation to divest fully from oil companies that continue to invest in Nigeria. In doing so, they will send an unmistakable message that Harvard recognizes the sanctity of human life and the importance of freedom. Ethan M. Tucker '97 Chair, Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Devid J. Andorsky '97 Chair-Elect. Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel
...writing in response to Joshua A. Kaufman's column entitled "Should Doris Live Here?" (Dec. 11, 1995). Kaufman argues that a "distorted notion of fairness is the common rationale behind [Cambridge] residents' call for Harvard to 'divest' of its Cambridge real estate interests...