Boston College students/faculty not giving up on anti-Condi efforts

[Bluebear]

Critics of Boston College's decision to invite Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to speak at graduation stepped up their efforts yesterday with a rally, and a group of faculty members drafted a letter to the college's president, the Rev. William Leahy, asking that the invitation be withdrawn.

But Leahy, addressing a regularly scheduled faculty meeting, ''made it very clear that it was not going to be rescinded," said a faculty member who attended the meeting. Speaking on condition of anonymity, he described the meeting as tense. ''He does not admit any room for reconsideration," he said.

Almost immediately after the college announced last week that Rice would speak at the May 22 graduation and receive an honorary law degree, two top theologians circulated a letter of opposition among the faculty. As of yesterday morning, about 200 members of the 1,000-person faculty had signed the document, which stops short of asking the president to rescind the invitation.

Soon afterward, a group of students started collecting signatures on their own petition demanding the invitation be rescinded, while another group of students circulated a counter petition lauding the choice of speaker. At the rally yesterday, attended by about 200 students and faculty, some wore white armbands that read ''no honorary degree" under the word ''war" surrounded by a red circle with a slash through it. They listened to nearly 20 professors and students who spoke out against the war and the college's decision's to ask Rice to speak.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/05/09/efforts_mount_against_bcs_rice_invitation/

[peacebird]

1. good for them! Let Kindasleezy KNOW how unwelcome she is.

Give her a taste of the rest of her LIFE.

She will be as "loved" as Colin, Rummy, and *

:grr:

[babylonsister]

2. Nom! Bravo, Boston College! Keep up the pressure!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[Ross K Smith]

3. Glad we got Mark Warner

At Wake Forest. We have a new President. Past speakers have included Colin Powell, John McCain, and Barbara Bush.

[newyawker99]

4. Hi Ross K Smith!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Cha]

5. What kind of "power"..the devil's

power?

"I am a Democrat and I don't agree with the war, but I have no problem with her coming here," said Margaret Reed, a senior political science major. ''She is the secretary of state, she is an influential person, a black woman who has risen to power, and there is no reason to protest. I am so frustrated by this."



Get a clue..this was a "war" based on bush, condi, rummy, cheney, rove lies..I just bet you're a dino.

[Chicago1]

6. I went to school in Boston, GOOD FOR BC!!!!!

I got accepted to go there but didn't because of the horrible housing problems. BUT, I've always, always, admired BC and what they stand for.

I hope all of the students and faculty rise up and REALLY REALLY let Father Leahy know how they feel about CondaLIEza LIESALOT coming to speak at their graduation ceremony!!!



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