Word: petitioners
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Seven representatives of student groups yesterday presented to President Bok a 2,200 signature petition asking that the University reschedule Commencement exercises because of a conflict with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.
The petition claimed that the University's previous refusal to reschedule Commencement "offends and ignores the sensibilities of Jews within the Harvard community."
"In addition," the petition read, "graduates and their families who wish to celebrate the holiday will be unable to participate in Commencement activities and will be forced to miss a once-in-a-lifetime event."
To be sure, the issue was never one of total suppression, since both court records and the paperbound publications remained readily available. Still, the Government did end up having second thoughts. Tax Division Chief Glenn Archer's signature was on the censorship petition, and at first he defended it...
PETITION DENIED. To Elizabeth Bouvia, 26, cerebral palsy victim who has fought for the right to starve herself to death in a hospital because she is tired of life in "a useless body"; by a California Supreme Court affirmation of earlier decisions to throw out her plea.