Word: hrl
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...flat surface to another, sheaves of paper in hand. As members of a scholarly community, we all benefit from these posters—regardless of whether we agree with a particular student group’s aims. Thus, the news that the posters of Harvard Right to Life (HRL) were being subjected to “serious and persistent instances of vandalism” was cause for concern. We commend the College administration for its timely reaction—an e-mail sent to all students via House lists by Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd?...
...another e-mail sent to House masters and obtained by The Crimson, Kidd apparently said that while vandalism of HRL posters has occurred occasionally in the past, “This year is the worst I have seen...
...We’d been noticing that a lot of our posters had been torn down or postered over recently,” said HRL President Mary Anne Marks ’10, adding that the group contacted the administration early this week to complain...
Marks said that an informal study conducted by a member of HRL found that each week, nearly one-third of the group’s posters had been removed or completely covered by other flyers. Marks added she was unsure if the posters had been defaced out of malice or mere coincidence...
Assistant College Dean Paul J. McLoughlin II said that although the complaints of HRL were “a part of the impetus” for sending out the letter to the College, the administration’s push for free speech on campus should not be interpreted as support for one particular group’s publicity campaign...