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Lisa Schkolnick, a senior, made the first major move to challenge the legitimacy of the clubs when she filed a complaint against the Fly Club with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) this winter, charging the clubs with gender discrimination. Her effort deserves our support...
...must refocus the debate so that the injustice to men who merely choose to associate with other men on their own private property is brought to the forefront. In a state as liberal as Massachusetts, the Fly Club must explicitly invoke the First Amendment before the MCAD. Otherwise, the Fly might very well get SWATed. Steven Frederick Grover...
...order for the MCAD to be able to rule in the case, the quasi-governmental body must establish that it has jurisdiction, which is dependent on the clubs being found to be a significant part of Harvard life. After the formal break from the clubs, the University cut off their Centrex service, steam heat, police service, and most recently, made the Harvard-owned portion of the Fly Club Garden more accessible to non-club members. With the formal ties nearly all severed, Schkolnick's case may prove difficult...
...original complaint to MCAD, Schkolnick writes, "The clubs, though not actually affiliated with Harvard, sometimes hold functions on Harvard property and significantly (and adversily[sic]) affect Harvard undergraduate life." Between 10 and 12 percent of all Harvard undergraduates are members, and many more, both male and female, attend club parties...
...Even if MCAD finds it has jurisdiction over the case and that the clubs are an integral part of Harvard life, it is unclear what the fate of the clubs will be. Schkolnick's complaint is against only one of the clubs, although she has said she will take on all the clubs, if necessary. And a lot hinges on the clubs themselves...