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...their Crimson letter (April 28), the Black Law Students Association and Muhammad Kenyatta enmesh themselves in contradictory statements. Thus they reject the charge I and Professor Orlando Patterson made (April 25), that they used the PLO representative's appearance here on April 20th to thumb their nose at those precious intellectual norms of fairness and free speech, and then proceed unwittingly to reveal that they in fact have very little respect for these norms. I have several reactions to their letter...
...disingenuous of Muhammad Kenyatta and BLSA to label the PLO representative's talk "a private teach-in on the Palestinian issue." For, as I and Prof. Patterson argued in our letter, at Harvard or any other university the norms of fairness and free speech mandate that a "teach-in" be an inclusive event, not an exclusive...
...these analogies to the BLSA's phony characterization of the PLO representative's talk as "a private teach-in" are probably not necessary, because the BLSA claims in its letter that "they (Harvard Jewish Law School Association members) were invited to observe the teach-in." It seems Muhammad Kenyatta and BLSA want to-have-their-cake-and-eat-it with a vengeance...
First, in recounting the chain of events at this year's PLO visit, the BLSA letter claims that Prof. Alan Dershowitz "attempted to disrupt the event by raising a procedural question." True, Prof. Dershowitz wished to ask a question pertaining to moderator Mohammed Kenyatta's five minute explanation of "house rules." Dershowitz raised his hand and waited until Kenyatta looked over to him. When Kenyatta had finished his sentence, Dershowitz inquired, "May I ask a procedural question?" Kenyatta responded flatly, "NO," and continued his address. Dershowitz left quietly without saying another word...
...read with great discomfort the BLSA letter on the PLO "teach-in", submitted to the Crimson on April 28. As two students who viewed the entire "teach-in", we would like to clarify some inaccuracies...