Word: rus
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...deny permission for the Radcliffe Union of Students to hold an all-women's dinner at the Mather House dining hall reveals both a lack of sympathy with the legitimate interests of Radcliffe women, and an overly rigid interpretation of a general University policy. The prohibition was occasioned by RUS's request that one of its monthly women's dinners be held at Mather, partly to encourage River House women to attend a usually Quad-based activity. In previous months the dinner has been held at South House's Moors Hall facility...
...first Crimson article seemed to paint a picture of the RUS Mather House women's dinner as discriminating against men, and therefore, unwarranted. In my opinion and that of the RUS Executive Board, the article was very negative in its treatment of the event, and served only to reinforce the misconception some people have of RUS as a separatist organization...
...purpose of the dinner was not to discriminate against men. It was to be held so that Radcliffe women, dues-paying members of RUS, could meet together to discuss women's issues with the legislators of the Radcliffe Union of Students. The fact that men were not invited to the dinner was much publicized in the first Crimson article and, albeit to a lesser degree, was mentioned in the second. However, neither article stressed the fact that women other than dues-paying undergraduates were not invited to the RUS women's dinner either. The dinner was to be held...
Unfortunately, Dean Epps's office would not allow RUS to hold the dinner because no campus organization is allowed to use a House dining hall during meals if it means the exclusion of House members. The ruling, issued Friday, March 11, 1977, left the RUS Executive Board too little time to move the dinner to another location. Thus, the event was cancelled...
However, although it is realized that not all women have a need for the RUS women's dinners, a large percentage of the RUS members in River Houses would like to participate in such an activity. Therefore, RUS will find a way to serve its members. Plans for an RUS women's dining hall at a River location are not dead! Denise M. Moorehead '77 Vice-President, Radcliffe Union of Students