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Last Tuesday inside University Hall, while students protested outside in the Rally for Justice, Faculty members debated the case of D. Drew Douglas, Class of 2000 and then, by an overwhelming margin, voted to dismiss him for rape as the Administrative Board had recommended. It was the right choice given...
While a Boston Blobe story left open the possibility that the events of April 4 were consensual, the court statements to which Douglas pled guilty depict a situation in which the women he assaulted repeatedly his advances. But faculty members proposing a lesser punishment for Douglas wrote in a letter...
"Sometimes I get frustrated with media coverage, to be honest, because of the focus on dismissal," say Kathryn B. Clancy '01 , who is copresident of the Radcliffe Union of Student and member of the coalition. "It's great that Douglas was dismissed, but that's not the issue. The issue...
Even the Douglas vote resolved none of the underlying issues his case brought to light. Protestors demanded expulsion, but this option was never before the Faculty. At some point, the Faculty needs to make a policy decision to clarify when expulsion is appropriate. We believe rape deserves the harshest punishment...
Tuesday's rally was an important event and its immediate consequences--the dismissal of Douglas and Harvard's agreement to full disclosure--have been encouraging. But once the shouts have faded and the dust has settled in the Yard, the administration should remember that fundamental concerns remain unresolved.