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...negotiations will center on the 1996 Solomon Amendment, under which the Pentagon has threatened to cut federal funding to universities that limit recruiters’ access to students because of claims that the military discriminates against gays...
Fortunately, Harvard now has an opportunity to vindicate its principles without risking federal funding. NYU Law School and several other schools and faculties have formed the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR), which has filed suit in federal court to challenge the Solomon Amendment. The suit raises substantial constitutional and statutory issues, and has already survived a motion to dismiss. Harvard has been warmly invited to join FAIR. Again, we ask President Summers to allow Harvard Law School to join FAIR, or to bring its own similar lawsuit challenging the presence of discriminatory recruiters on Harvard?...
Furthermore, for those members of the University community who may think Solomon is a parochial issue only involving gays and lesbians, think again. While the Solomon Amendment addresses Congressional displeasure over the barring of military recruiters, Congress may next decide to threaten withholding federal funding if universities distribute condoms, or offer abortion counseling or teach evolution. Challenging the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment is essential then to maintaining basic academic freedom at Harvard. President Summers fails as our leader unless he defends the very core principle on which the free exchange of ideas is based...
...Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court remind us that homosexuality does not deprive a person of fundamental rights. But Harvard under President Summers’ administration cooperates with those who discriminate against us. We ask him to reverse his decision and either join with other schools in challenging the Solomon Amendment or permit Harvard Law School...
Harvard was supposed to play its home opener last Saturday against Lafayette, but the nor’easter stalled the Leopards before they even got to Lavietes, leaving the Crimson game-less for over a week until its disappointing 63-59 loss on the Huskies’ Solomon Court...