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A Matter of Taste

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At Saturday's football game, the stands witnessed a particularly tasteless sideline display. Crude lampaoning of the Catholic Church does little to cement relations with the Irish and Italian communities that surround the University.

But why follow the incident with another indiscretion? That is what Dean Munro did by entering the guilty student's room without first asking his permission or even waiting for his return. The Dean was within his legal rights, as outlined in the College's room contracts. But legality and tact do not always coincide. In an emergency the Administration may have to ignore the sensibilities of a student. This was, however, not such a case.

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