Word: reeveses
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The sponsor of the order, Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves ’72, based his demands on two newspaper articles: one reporting that Harvard had received money from the bin Laden family, and the other stating that some victims’ families would not be covered by insurance. Reeves, notorious...
Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves ’72 sponsored the order, which was amended during the meeting to remove the bin Laden language.
In his public comment, Reeves said he got the idea for the order when reading two articles in a newspaper—one about Harvard’s bin Laden scholarships and one about how many families of those killed in the Sept. 11 crashes would not have insurance benefits...
“I do believe there is a connection—no matter how tangential. It’s all symbolism. That Harvard would be strengthened by the bin Laden family fortune is an odd connection,” Reeves said.
Aside from the order on Harvard, the council also passed a motion which would ensure full paychecks to city employees if they are called up to serve in the military.fortune is an odd connection,” Reeves said.