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Yesterday’s statement from the Harvard administration calling for stricter and more consistent punishment of students who illegally occupy University buildings sends a clear signal that President Lawrence H. Summers intends to enforce the University’s rules. In contrast to his predecessor, Neil L. Rudenstine, Summers says that students disrupting University employees will ordinarily face suspension. The new policy clarifies the University’s stance toward protests like last spring’s living wage sit-in and makes clear the potential risks to students taking such actions...
...months after students occupied Mass. Hall, University administrators will release a statement today calling for stricter and more consistent punishment of participants in any future takeovers of University buildings...
...interpretation and accompanying statement come after months of discussion between deans and Summers. A University official said the only significant opposition among the deans came from those who felt that penalties should be stricter and more explicit than those suggested in the final statement...
...cybercafes," says three-term mayor Bruce Broadwater, 60. But Garden Grove officials do admit to being blindsided by the speed at which the establishments spread - this time last year, there were only three of them. "We should have treated them like arcades," says city manager George Tindall - meaning stricter licenses and a waiting period. "The word 'Internet' confused us. It brought up all these First Amendment issues...
...years, Pitt led the fight against Levitt's proposals. Now he's pressing for a new industry-funded oversight board. But the current board never flunked an auditor in 25 years of peer reviews. Pitt's proposal "lacks teeth and independence," says Levitt. The Senators may be talking about stricter regulation in televised hearings, but they're not proposing many bills. Will their change of heart last long enough to result in real action...