Word: speaker
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When Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin L. Powell was announced as Commencement speaker, the press release made much of his role as a great military leader. His support of the ban against homosexuals in the military, however, has caused many members of the Harvard community to criticize the decision as insensitive. The arguments will continue as the campus remains embroiled in this...
Poised to join numerous campus groups in protest of Gen. Colin L. Powell's selection as Commencement speaker, the Undergraduate Council will consider a resolution condemning the University and President Neil L. Rudenstine...
Last night, the Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Association--the College's gay organization--issued its first official statement of the Powell matter. The statement condemned the choice of Powell as speaker and reaffirmed the Leadership Council's list of demands, which were unveiled at yesterday's rally...
...AALARM fully supports the choice of Colin Powell as Commencement speaker. His stand on homosexuals in the military is fully consistent with the ideals necessary for maintaining a strong and sound national defense," said Robert K. Wasinger '94, a member of AALARM's presidential council...
...statement released two weeks ago, Rudenstine stressed Powell's record in the Gulf War and called him "a thoughtful and eloquent speaker" while reaffirming Harvard's opposition...