Word: marson
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Some students would disagree with Harte's last statement, including Jonas Marson '95, a senior in Leverett House. "Perspective is important," he says, "because those who are not Christian often perceive such symbols as religious, while Christians perceive them as secular. But the fact is, other religious groups, such as Jews and Muslims, don't celebrate Christmas, and when a House uses students' money to erect Christmas trees, they ignore a substantial portion of the House population...
...even Marson admits that he doesn't really have a problem with Winthrop's current policy, although he is a little skeptical of the fact that it is active only during the holiday season. And Harte makes clear that the controversy has been cleared up, adding, that he "would like to find out why people have problems with the Christmas tree...