Word: finall
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard community has lately been struggling with a number of difficult ethical issues, most notable of which has been that of the final clubs and the role they play in College life. While many students remain unsure of their position on this issue, it appears that a collective indictment has been laid on the club system for their alleged sexism, eltism and who-knows-what-elseism...
...moral attacks against the clubs has precluded a more critical analysis of the issue that would help to elucidate its problems toward a more sensible approach to dealing with it. Mere slandering and name-calling does not lend credibility to the moral high ground on which critics of the final clubs claim to be standing. Quite the opposite, their moralistic approach has, if anything, undermined their attempts to steer the final clubs toward reform and has fallen short of generating intelligent discussion that would, at the very least, foster a better understanding of the final clubs and the role they...
From a legal point of view, it would appear that forcing the final clubs to institute an admissions policy against their will would be an infringement of their right to freedom of association as outlined in the Constitution. From a philosophical point of view, however, the answer is not so clear. Much thought has been given and should continue to be given to the issue of alleged elitism and sexism in the clubs. Name-calling and slandering, however, are not intelligent or effective ways to discuss such an issue...
...lies contained in the grossly unjust generalizations of the outspoken critics of the club system have angered and hurt final club members such as myself. We would have hoped that fellow Harvard students would display a little more broadmindedness and maturity in attacking something they consider wrong. Rather, we have seen moralistic club-bashing that is barely worthy of response...
With the clock ticking down in the final period, the focus of the game centered on Hughes. Shutout or no shutout, that was the question...