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Whatever the case with that article, Kennedy's involvement in the Lampoon does remain a step away from his campus liberalism. Minority groups have charged that the Lampoon's emphasis on secrecy and tradition often make it a foreboding place for students who may already feel out of place around Harvard's ivied walls. Moreover, the rigorous comp process at the Lampoon likely turns away a larger percentage of compers than any other campus publication...
...Perspective, distinctions can be made on the basis of argumentation and reporting. At the Lampoon, it's humor--humor that sometimes demands (as with the Achmed Mohammed piece) that students partially set aside their intolerance of stereotyping. That's a tall order for some minorities and women...
...Some things the Lampoon stands for are things Perspective has fought against," says Furman. "The exclusivity, the closest thing to a rush on campus, humor that at times is at other people's expense"--while de rigueur for the Lampy, most Perspective staffers find these things unacceptable...
...thought is that David views the Lampoon as a forum in which to be funny, and at times, unfortunately, he forgets his commitment to politics," Furman says. Sometimes, he says, Kennedy "fails to realize that humor can also be political...
Kennedy, however, says he has been able to reconcile his work on both Perspective and the Lampoon...