Word: jal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first, I thought it was odd that in Jal Mehta's critical expose of women's involvement in student groups at Harvard (News, Jan. 29) there was no mention of the International Relations Council, one of Harvard's largest student-run organizations. Then, I recalled the conversation I had with Jal before the piece was published. He demanded that I explain why a majority of the 400 members of the IRC were male. Only when I took out a calculator did Jal admit that the IRC's gender ratio was in line with the college as a whole (roughly...
...Jal later acknowledged to IRC Treasurer Gopal Garuda '98 that the IRC had an excellent record on gender issues, but then noted that because these facts weren't "interesting," they wouldn't make it to the Crimson. So, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised--heaven forbid the Crimson should run a balanced, fair piece of reporting highlighting student groups with positive accomplishments as well as exposing problems in other organizations. That would ruin its track record...
...Anne L. Brody '98, Andrew A. Green '98, Olivia M. Leland '98, Jal D. Mehta '99, Douglas M. Pravada '97, Geoffrey C. Upton...
...Jal D. Mehta contributed to the reporting of this story...
...November 7, the Crimson independently published a news analysis by Jal D. Mehta '99 titled "Disciplinary Decisions Lack Student Participation." This article analyzed the neglected Student-Faculty Judicial Board (SFJB), a disciplinary committee composed of faculty and student members. According to Mehta's article, the SFJB was established in 1987 in response to demands from the Undergraduate Council. The numbers show the SFJB has failed its goal miserably: The User's Guide to the Ad Board notes that only one case has been decided by the Student-Faculty Board in its nine years of existence...