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Morgan notes that 36 workers have been fired in recent weeks due to "picket line violations" that include "swearing." While the dictates of good taste prohibit me from detailing specifically what was said, suffice it to say that threatening to rape and kill employees and their families in what the Boston Herald termed "shockingly graphic" terms does not constitute "swearing." This type of sexual and racial harassment would not be tolerated at Harvard University, in any newsroom in the country or indeed at any workplace. The National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency charged with the oversight of labor disputes...
...outpace myself; this is, after all, the Ivy League, where centuries of tradition prohibit adding one critical game to the schedule to allow for some of those precious playoff confusions. We have to content ourselves with the slightly less complicated, if no less prestigious, race for the League crown and bragging rights in the Ancient Eight...
...Business School private property?" said a second year student who requested anonymity. "It is. I'd say it is fair enough to [prohibit leafletting...
...Princeton University does not prohibit its cheerleading from performing any stunts or jumps...
Clearly, this is an arena in which Harvard can compete, yet Ivy regulations prohibit all Ivy teams from competing...