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...ceiling walls for student offices is unfeasible. The solution settled upon by University Hall is partial walls between offices that create private enclosures without jeopardizing the liveability of the space. The lack of solid walls, groups like the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) and The Harvard Salient have complained, could jeopardize the privacy so central to their operations...
McLoughlin is quick to point out, however, that there will be a lot more to Hilles’ sound proofing than clapboard and paint. Sound-absorbing material in the walls and carpeted flooring will dampen normal conversation, he says, and white noise generators should cancel out the din of Salient editorial meetings. I expect that if one were to shout at the top of his lungs he would be overheard, but for the most part, organizations’ conversations will be confidential...
Late in the afternoon of February 15th, I sent a hasty message to The Salient which has caused pain to Muslim students on campus. I deeply regret that my message made the Muslim community feel characterized as dangerous, which was certainly not my intent. My message to The Salient was in response to a request that I alert the editors to the possibility of repercussions because of their publication of the Danish cartoons...
This same concern for the safety of the editors of The Salient should also have been shown to our Muslim students at the same time. And for this lack, I am also sorry. In my talks with the Harvard Islamic Society officers and members, both before and after this event, I have become aware of their concerns and have hoped to be a source of support to them. I continue to have that hope, despite this setback...
...question-and-answer session following the panel briefly touched on the recent reprinting of the cartoons in the Harvard Salient...