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Some Senior Gift Plus members said they would consider working for Senior Gift??but only if the University meets the group’s demand of total divestment...
...reasons. First, genocide is hardly the “liberal cause of the day.” We trust that Harvard-educated seniors are capable of weighing the choices and making the right decision in any given year. Second, we are seeking to align the goals of the Senior Gift??educating seniors about its financial needs and demonstrating our true satisfaction with the institution—with the goal of holding our community accountable for its actions...
...reason that support for divestment and support for one’s Senior Gift should be considered mutually exclusive. To say that seniors who choose to donate are complicit in the horrifying situation in Darfur is ludicrous and forces an unfair and unnecessary choice on Harvard seniors. The Senior Gift??s mission is an intensely positive one, and its goals need not be jeopardized for the sake of attempting to achieve the positive end of Harvard’s divestment from Sudan...
...sincerely hope that the Class of 2005 is generous in its contributions to the Senior Gift??the College’s future leadership among peer institutions in changing financial aid programs depends on that generosity. Seniors who feel strongly about Harvard’s divestment from PetroChina ought to consider giving back in “honor” of that cause, or in “honor” of the victims of the genocide, rather than not giving back...
...objections come from two sides. Some people argue that a Senior Gift boycott is really just a symbolic effort, since the money is such a small percentage of the University’s endowment. But the Gift??s chief value is as a propaganda tool. Harvard uses the Senior Gift to show alums that seniors are happy. Even if students are complaining about Harvard’s policies, donations to the Senior Gift are seen by alums as evidence that Harvard is still a good target for largesse. If alums find out that students are angry because Harvard...