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...being connected to one of the biggest financial scandals in Italian history; in Sun City, Ariz. Following the looting of $1.3 billion from another Italian bank, in which the Vatican held a major share, Marcinkus faced charges as an accessory to the crime. Though the Holy See would not permit his arrest--and he and the Vatican maintained his innocence--it paid $250 million as a "goodwill settlement" of the case...
Within minutes, this one-man demonstration was shut down by the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), which sent Keenan packing on the grounds that he didn’t have a permit for the protest. A permit, the officers explained, was required so that Harvard administrators can provide for security at on-campus demonstrations, per university policy...
Still, must balancing free speech and student safety preclude just one student from standing quietly on a street corner without prior permission? Large rallies, planned days or weeks in advance, involve significant numbers of people and a significant amount of noise, and sensibly need a permit to go forward. But a restriction so sweeping that it prevents individual students from expressing themselves without first asking permission is not only excessive, but contrary to the university’s goals of encouraging free debate and producing students ready to cope with the real world...
Similarly, Harvard should grant its individual students a right of expression commensurate to the one enjoyed by all citizens in public America. While requiring a permit to be approved in advance for all public expression, large or small, is a temptingly easy solution, the administration should work with undergraduates to craft a policy that puts more faith in individual students...
...very significant because it seems to be so difficult for the president and the provost to reach a consensus [with the University community].”Provost Steven E. Hyman said in a conference call on Friday that the University hopes to complete the design and permit process within the next 18 months. Construction is set to begin by 2007.“We may be able to get in the door within two years,” said Christopher M. Gordon, Harvard’s chief operating officer for Allston development.Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner was selected from a pool...