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The staff editorial on AALARM makes only one correct statement: that the members of AALARM should not be punished for their actions. If we were to take a seldom-enforced rule out of storage, dust it off and apply to a group just because we don't like their message, we would be going against the notion of content blindness that is central to freedom of expression. In a university setting that thrives of the free flow of ideas, free speech assumes even greater importance. If AALARM members were to face disciplinary action. Harvard would be making a mockery of a principle that it ought to prize.
The staff editorial on AALARM makes only one correct statement: that the members of AALARM should not be punished for their actions. If we were to take a seldom-enforced rule out of storage, dust it off and apply to a group just because we don't like their message, we would be going against the notion of content blindness that is central to freedom of expression. In a university setting that thrives of the free flow of ideas, free speech assumes even greater importance. If AALARM members were to face disciplinary action. Harvard would be making a mockery of a principle that it ought to prize.
The staff editorial on AALARM makes only one correct statement: that the members of AALARM should not be punished for their actions. If we were to take a seldom-enforced rule out of storage, dust it off and apply to a group just because we don't like their message, we would be going against the notion of content blindness that is central to freedom of expression. In a university setting that thrives of the free flow of ideas, free speech assumes even greater importance. If AALARM members were to face disciplinary action. Harvard would be making a mockery of a principle that it ought to prize.
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