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Speakers at the rally, which was organized by the American Anti-Slavery group, cited ongoing atrocities in Sudan and also highlighted new cross-campus efforts to fight such crimes, including the recent Senior Gift Plus movement started by Brandon M. Terry ‘05 and Matthew W. Mahan ‘05 on Harvard’s campus...
...what really angers me about the divestment issue is that so many people who believe that Harvard should divest seem to think that students shouldn’t do anything about it. The latest manifestation of this predilection for inaction came in response to a call by Matthew W. Mahan ’05 and Brandon M. Terry ’05 for seniors to boycott the Senior Gift. I don’t know how many seniors have heeded Mahan and Terry’s call, but I have been shocked by the number of proud progressives who have...
...other argument against Mahan and Terry’s plan is that the Senior Gift makes Harvard’s generous financial aid program possible. Taken literally, this argument is so obviously bogus that it’s not really worth disputing. The Senior Gift produces roughly $30,000 a year, roughly 0.05 percent of the Harvard College Fund that the Gift goes into. That’s nowhere near enough money to make any real difference in the amount of financial aid we receive. What those who make this argument understand is that student giving has an influence...
...Mahan and Terry have set up an account where concerned students can donate to Senior Gift without supporting Harvard’s human rights record. If Harvard divests in the next six months, the money will go to the Harvard College Fund, where Senior Gift donations normally go. If not, the money goes to the Carr Center for Human Rights, a Harvard program that promotes human rights around the world. Mahan and Terry are giving students an opportunity to support Harvard and take a stand for human rights at the same time...
Glazer also announced the 12 members of the UC’s newly-formed Reform Commission, which will investigate possible structural changes to the UC, first suggested by former President Matthew W. Mahan ’05 last month. Chair of the Election Commission Jon D. Einkauf ’06 will be the chair of the Commission, whose membership is divided evenly between UC and non-UC representatives...