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...anything a principal deems harmful to a school’s “educational mission”—a vague term at best—could potentially be banned under such terms. It’s unfortunate that this most inane incident has caused the greatest uproar, but regardless, the significance of the trial cannot be understated. The incremental retreat of student rights here represents a threat to the foundation of rights everywhere. We agree with Justice Samuel A. Alito, who said that claiming that schools can block any speech that interferes with their educational mission...
...Center (MAC) closed unceremoniously for renovation on Monday, shutting its doors so it can be thoroughly renovated in time for a scheduled reopening in October. Players, coaches, recreational exercisers, and administrators in the Department of Athletics who coordinated the move said that the closure—which caused an uproar among Harvard students last fall and which displaces five varsity teams and numerous club teams—passed smoothly thanks to the well-planned relocation of the teams, offices and equipment formerly housed...
...property taxes Harvard would pay were it not a nonprofit as well as receive City Council approval. Arroyo’s bill—effectively a poison pill for Harvard’s future development—is the most extreme product of the community’s uproar...
...Lawrence H. Summers environment. The former Harvard president, who was forced to resign from his post last February, sparked an outcry in 2005 when he proposed that “issues of intrinsic aptitude” might be one factor explaining the underrepresentation of women in the sciences. The uproar surrounding Summers’ departure and Faust’s scholarly interests in the historical role of women and gender, Balch said on Wednesday, might mean that Faust would consider gender in deciding who to hire and promote. Balch added that he hopes the fears “will...
Faced with a cacophonous gay uproar, Snickers relented, responding to its critics with the bland “humor is highly subjective” and acknowledging that “some people may have found the ad offensive.” Even in its apparent submission, Snickers retained its credibility. Humor is subjective and, at times, meant to rattle its audience out of complacency; the biting wits of Stephen Colbert and Sarah Silverman are perfect examples. That someone took offense is not Snickers’ fault, but rather the fault of those who sit down in front of the television...