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CURRENTLY, IN ONE OF these oft-overlooked display cases on the fifth floor of Lamont, hangs on exhibit celebrating the fifth anniversary of The Salient, Harvard's conservative student publication. Arranged under a sign asking "Who says Conservatism isn't Progressive?" is a series of past Salient issues, ranging from the early, newspaper-like layout to the present handsome tabloid format, exuding an aura of mature respectability. But if editorials like Raymond C. Bonker's "Reagan Education Cuts", which unsurprisingly supports the President's pulling of the plug on student aid, and, surprisingly, takes seriously Education Secretary William J. Bennett...
...idiocy seriously, but it is more distressing, and also frightening, to know that there are Harvard students who would not only think of taking a poster like this seriously, but who also lack the editorial ethics to refrain from printing such distortions. GLSA (note that the writers of The Salient have not even bothered to learn the correct name for an organization they are attacking) is open to all Harvard students of whatever sexual orientation or political perspective. The idea of a comp for GLSA is so ludicrous that to take it seriously shows their eagerness to deprecate Harvard...
...attitude evinced by The Salient demonstrates a distorted perception of gay men and lesbians, focusing its attention on the sexual aspects of homosexuality and not on the social and political ramifications of identifying oneself as a gay man or a Furthermore, it implies that the GLSA functions as some sort of dating service or a place to make sexual connections when, in reality, GLSA functions as a support groups and political organization advocating human rights. The Salient, by implying that GLSA is interested in 'recruiting' new members one the basis of their sexual prowess, shows that they have accepted...
...this same page of "Cheap Shots" The Salient' printed another paragraph which questioned the necessity and validity having the GLSA office phone number in the front of the Harvard-Radcliffe Student Telephone Directory. The ignorance and lack of understanding of the needs of approximates proximately 10 percent of the Harvard community displayed in this instance are absolutely astounding...
...belief that these statements constitute a violation of the Faculty's and lesbian harassment policy as stated the Handbook For Students. We hope that through education and contact with gay people the kind of bigotry and insensitive expressed by The Salient will be eliminated. The GLSA Executive Committee