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...issue I wanted to raise with the masters because I value their opinions, especially as they relate to undergraduate life," Jewett said...
Although several groups on campus have clamored for the students to remove these symbols, Jewett said that these displays are permitted under University policy. But several masters at yesterday's meeting expressed disapproval of such symbols and said they hope to be able to persuade students to refrain from hanging those objects, according to those who attended the meeting...
Although he said no particularly new ideas came out of the meeting, Jewett said he thinks it is important "for the masters to work a balance between free speech and the concerns of those being hurt. There is not always a crystal clear line between free speech and harassment...
...Free speech is not only University policy," Jewett said. "It's the law of the land. We don't have the power to turn it on and off. That doesn't mean that within that we can't try to convince people to limit their speech...
...Jewett said that the College would only take disciplinary action against those hanging offending symbols if someone were to file a charge of harrassment. He added, however, that the flags' effects are so indirect that such a charge would be difficult to substantiate...