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...conduit for discrimination,” he said. “It would be a difficult doctrinal move to then say if we win, then it’s a violation of the First Amendment any time any institution wants to disagree with a government restriction.”Sandra E. Pullman ’02-’03, a first-year law student, said she was surprised by Eastman’s argument in support of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.“Personally...
...Pentagon policy and the presence of recruiters on campus.“I would like to see more of a personal stand taken by the University...just in terms of doing more to encourage discussion of the issue,” she said. Those sentiments resonated with HLS first-year Anne H. Gibson, who said she believes Harvard administrators are “silently accepting” a flawed policy.“I think that what I would most like to see is the administration taking a more vocal stance in being opposed to discrimination...
...their wizard–inspired rock band Harry and the Potters, which has recently garnered a Harvard following. “We thought it was a great idea because people are just crazy for Harry Potter,” says Paul DeGeorge. And indeed they are. When the Harvard First-year Outdoor Program (FOP) staff members discovered the band online, they spent the summer rocking out to their tunes during work. “Everyone reads Harry Potter, so everyone can relate to the music,” says Kathleen E. McKee ’06, who worked...
...Harvard acceptance letters went out, McKinley and Mays exchanged a few emails, but it really wasn’t until they both found their way to Cambridge that they truly got to know each other. Having to deal with the long move away from home, the complexities of first-year life, and the pressures of volleyball, the freshmen bonded through their experiences during the first few weeks of September...
...piece together a solid study of “the classics—however defined.” If the University does choose to go in the direction of distribution requirements, it will be essential, as Davis argues, to devise some program similar to Yale’s first-year Directed Studies program to make classic works easily accessible...