Protests to greet Condoleezza Rice at Boston school

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By Monica M. Clark
25 minutes ago


BOSTON (Reuters) - Plans by a prominent Boston Jesuit school to award U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice an honorary degree are stirring protests by some students and faculty who say her support for the Iraq war contradicts Catholic teaching.

Boston College theology professor David Hollenbach and Kenneth Himes, the department's chair, issued a petition to the school's president objecting to a planned commencement address by Rice on Monday when she will receive the honorary degree -- a custom for commencement speakers.

One faculty member, Steven Almond, resigned in protest.

"We'll be turning our backs during the honorary degree ceremony," said Sasha Westerman, a graduating student at the college who plans to distribute 1,000 protest armbands along with placards reading: "not in our name."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060518/pl_nm/rice_protest_dc

[otohara]

1. Turn Backs and BOO

better yet!

[Big Kahuna]

2. Nun Tears Up BC Diploma Over Rice's Invitation

During the 80's I learned that Boston College had invited Oliver North to give a lecture in its stadium for something like $12,000. I wrote from Nigeria to withdraw from my membership in the Alumni/ae Association for this activity. I saw it inconsistent with the writings and teachings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to whom I had been introduced by the head of our Department, Professor Wm D Sullivam, SJ, who taught us Cellular Biology, Protozoology in most illuminating styles, introducing us to the wonders of Teilhard's "Human Phenomenon" and "Le Millieu Divine". And now I am compelled to tear up that certificate of MS in Biology from Boston College since it so miseducates a generation of graduates and students by paying tribute to the Caesars of our times, who lead the world into conflict with so devastated a people as in Iraq and elsewhere, polluting their sacred air, land and water with the effects of radiation from the tons of "depleted" uranium which line almost all weapons now in use- backed by the present mis=administration, of which Ms Rice seems to be the consistent proponant and spokesperson.


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