Word: kerrigans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...February 18, Bridget L. Kerrigan '92--an outspoken conservative voice on campus--hung a confederate flag from her Kirkland House window. It wasn't the first time Kerrigan had made a public display of her pride in Dixie. Last year, after transferring to Harvard from the University of Virginia, she draped her banner from her Peabody Terrace window...
...Kerrigan's supporters have called her actions a legitimate statement of affection for the South, while critics have labeled them a cheap attempt to gain attention and rally support against the commonly-perceived dominance of the "politically correct...
Several days after the Kirkland flag made its debut, another flag appeared--this time in the window of Cabot House resident Timothy P. McCormack '91-'92. McCormack said he made his display to protest what he called an unduly harsh criticism of Kerrigan's flag...
...forum intended to address various campus issues turned into a fiery debate when several parents spoke passionately against the displays, some addressing their remarks directly to Kerrigan, who was invited by the administration to attend the meeting...
...Harvard, there has never been any such ban, and Brackett said that the Confederate flags hanging outside the rooms of Harvard students Bridget L. Kerrigan '92 and Timothy P. McCormack '91-'92 are offensive to many people...