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While the Harvard Salient faced no formal repercussions for publishing four of the controversial Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammed, the executives of the Daily Illini did not get off so easily. The publisher of the Daily Illini suspended the paper’s editor-in-chief and opinions page editor last Wednesday after the paper printed the polemical cartoons. According to a statement published by the student newspaper at the University of Illinois, the suspensions were enacted at the request of the newsroom staff because of the failure of editors Acton H. Gorton and Chuck Prochaska to consult...
...feel like it’s an incredible exchange each year,” said Foundation intern Xi Wang ’06. “It’s a very salient reminder of how culturally diverse and culturally talented students at Harvard really are. ... I think you’ll see a very exciting show...
...right to free expression, with Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd citing the “right of free press” in an interview with the Crimson. In a move that provoked outrage among members of Harvard’s Muslim community, however, Kidd emailed Salient Editor Travis R. Kavulla ’06-’07, warning him that “segments of the campus and surrounding communities” might turn to violence in response to the cartoons...
Further, both episodes reflect a troubling fear on the part of the administration that Harvard students are prone to violence when confronted with opinions with which they disagree. If nothing else, this recent Salient incident has shown such fears to be baseless: the most visible response to the publication of the cartoons has been a civil discussion organized by the Harvard Interfaith Council and the Harvard Political Union, and co-sponsored by various campus religious and political organizations...
...offensive cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd recently emailed the publication a warning that “some segments of the campus… may become dangerous.” Since those most directly offended by the Salient are Muslim students, the email would have you believe that they are ready to torch down Thayer Hall, home of the Salient. Don’t worry Thayer residents: your rooms are safe...