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Although the new subtitle will still include the word that sparked a petition drive against the speech, that subtitle will not appear on the Commencement Day program and the address will be listed only as “Of Faith and Citizenship.”
The students circulating the petition against the speech, who had called on Yasin to condemn violent jihad, said the changes were “a step in the right direction” but said they still have concerns about the speech.
According to petition leaders, students are considering handing out flyers on Commencement Day explaining their opposition to Yasin’s speech and the way in which it was chosen.
Hilary L. Levey ’02, the petition’s most visible leader, said organizers plan to continue the petition against Yasin’s speech “for as long as we need to,” but pledged to refrain from more visible or disruptive...
Thomas signed the recent petition calling for Harvard and MIT to divest from Israel. And Shinagel said at a meeting with concerned students last Friday that while Hamas does support some terrorist activity, the group also does humanitarian work in the Middle East.