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...March 20). I was there, too, standing opposite the group with a counter-protest of my own. To make sure that both sides of the argument were represented, I wrote two signs of my own: “End Suicide Bombings” and (in response to the protesters?? “What if Cambridge were Bulldozed?”) my own “What if Tommy’s Were Blown Up?” I stood across from the students, occasionally reminding passersby to look in both directions, since my hastily prepared display...
...criminal charges proceed against the protesters??who face up to 10 years in prison—some warn activists elsewhere to beware what they see as crackdown on peace protests...
...students seized a University building for 21 days to protest against a living wage, or to call for an end to abortion access at University Health Services, the staff would undoubtedly write that they should not walk away unpunished. And even if the University eventually agreed with the protesters?? demands, the protesters would not deserve a get-out-of-jail-free card that would be denied to others whose cause is less favored by the president or the dean of the College...
...this is complicated by the fact that in two months’ time, Harvard will have a new president and a new administration. President-elect Lawrence H. Summers has never publicly expressed his views on a living wage at Harvard, and the protesters?? efforts to sway the current administration are handicapped somewhat by Rudenstine’s status as a lame-duck president. The Rudenstine administration is no doubt hesitant to saddle its successor with a decision, and Summers’ views on the subject will make the current discussion almost moot come July. Summers should therefore take...
...advantage of not being an officer of the University, at least not until July. He would therefore be able to comment on his own intentions and to endorse a living wage on principle without offering his statement as a quid pro quo or as a bribe for the protesters?? departure. Summers may be reluctant to step on Rudenstine’s toes by announcing his views before taking office, but Rudenstine must feel similar pressure to avoid policy commitments. Given the immediacy of the living wage issue, the University should not operate without anyone at the helm...