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...course, it would be stretching the situation somewhat thin to call Monnin??s alleged gesture heroic, or even particularly meaningful. A juvenile pantomime is not the most admirable blow for the forces of democracy, and those who call the incident valuable “dissent” overstate their case. But barnyard gesticulations—especially those denied by the party accused of making them—are no grounds for the rescinding of a leadership award. Etiquette is not leadership, and the Alumni Association would do well to consider whether it wishes to recognize those adult skills...
...which allegedly included shouting over Bush and making lewd gestures—was deemed “not consistent with the traditional Tufts courtesy” by Alumni Association officials. On the basis of the protest and the accusation that she made a rude gesture towards former President Bush, Monnin??s not-yet-awarded award was pre-emptively revoked...
...even if she did make the lewd gesture, Tufts’ Alumni Association is still not off the hook for withdrawing the award. Its rather difficult to take seriously the claim of the Alumni Association that they were unaware of Monnin??s history of transgressive and brash methods of making her voice heard given the prominence of that history. Three years ago, Monnin was involved in the controversial student takeover of a University building; “I don’t try to hide my actions,” she told the Tufts Daily when asked about...
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