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Fwd: Concerning Murals and Recent Events in BC
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karen Hao)
Thu Sep 19 17:45:27 2013
In-Reply-To: <CAENt6+t_Q9fnL92iKeYf1BhtS8p+PHz6QGbMkXi43_EX24yh+Q@mail.gmail.com>
From: Karen Hao <khao@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:45:05 -0400
To: ua-exec@mit.edu
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Not sure if anyone else has seen this.
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From: BC Information <bc-information@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 4:33 PM
Subject: Concerning Murals and Recent Events in BC
To: bc-undergrads@mit.edu
Over this summer, a number of murals and fixtures were removed from Burton
1 and Burton Third upon request of the Housemaster. We hope this letter
will help the undergraduate community of Burton Conner to better understand
the recent actions taken in our home, the process by which they occurred
and the current state of our relationship with the house team.
*
*
The first of the mural removals occurred on Burton Third, and was initially
framed as part of standard renovations. As during past renovations, Ken
asked the floor in late May to give him a list of murals they=92d like to
preserve. The floor chairs responded with a list, copying Anne, and Ken
indicated receipt of the message. There was no further communication from
the house team before the changes occurred.
Anne has stated that in June 2013, she surveyed and photographed the wall
art on all 9 floors, and only found offensive material on Burton 3rd.
Students were not informed that this survey was happening, nor were the
results openly announced. No murals on Burton 1 were found offensive at
this time.
*
*
On July 29, residents of Burton 3rd discovered that several murals,
including five on the list sent to Ken and Anne, had been painted over or
modified without any notification from the house team. The floor chairs
emailed Ken the same day to ask for a full list of changes. Ken responded
to this email with the complete list, copying the rest of the house team,
but nobody offered an explanation for the murals' removal.
*
*
There was no more significant communication until after the Tech article
about the murals and bar, when Burton 3rd emailed Anne directly:
*
*
=93The way things were handled left an entire floor of students feeling lik=
e
they were attacked,
despite there being positive intentions.=94
*
*
They then raised two separate issues: the removals themselves, and the
failure to communicate with the floor about the changes. To the former,
Anne cited various legal and MIT policy violations and informed the floor
that they could appeal her decisions to various MIT and legal authorities.
*
*
On the matter of communication, Anne felt compelled to act immediately, but
did not inform the residents. In response to the issue of lack of
communication, she stated, =93At no time did I ever ask residents of the
floor =91what [they] wanted to preserve=92. If you did receive such an ema=
il
invitation from someone, I would be most grateful to see it,=94 although sh=
e
had been copied to the thread about which murals should be kept. She also
stated that Burton Third should not have expected any of their murals to
stay.
*
*
Despite this, Anne stated a desire to work with residents of Burton Conner
to find a way for students to express themselves in a more positive way. In
an attempt to understand Anne=92s position and move forward, two students o=
n
Burton Third asked about the Penny Arcade mural on Burton 1 (which had not
been found offensive during Anne=92s June 2013 survey, making it perfectly
clear they did not think the mural should be removed. A few hours later,
Anne had the mural immediately painted over and emailed the students saying=
:
*
*
=93Apropos your conversation with Michelle earlier today when you expressed
concern about a mural on Burton 1 that contained violent language which
communicates a threat of taking another's life, please be assured that Bill
and I addressed this concern as quickly as was possible as indicated in the
email below. Thank you for your diligence and we trust that you will bring
other wall art to the attention of Ken, Michelle, or ourselves if you have
any other similar concerns.=94
*
*
This was not the desired result, as the Penny Arcade mural was brought up
simply as an example to understand Anne=92s rationale. After this, Burton
Third became more cautious in their communications with Anne, hoping to
prevent future incidents.
*
*
Currently, all students (from Burton Third or otherwise) are not permitted
to discuss the mural removals with Anne. In an email to GRTs, Anne stated:
*
*
=93MIT apologized to Anne that she has been the subject of vilification and
ongoing pressure by some students for her actions. MIT acknowledged that
this could be viewed as retaliatory toward Anne for raising a Title IX
issue, which would in itself be a violation of Title IX if the Institute
did not address it immediately. So from now on, at the request of MIT, all
student inquiries regarding this matter that cannot be handled through
GRT-student discussions at the floor level, should be referred to Dean
Baker, not to Anne.=94
*
*
As far as we are aware, GRTs have not been involved in decisions regarding
the removal of offensive material.
*
*
All information presented above has been collected from email conversations
- we have done our best to accurately report on these correspondences. We
have collected a number of emails which served as our sources. You may
view them here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oMWtyQOzdajfbdKIvTwNzy2q=
QDg9rTrMxmJcDwzu7vI/edit?usp=3Dsharing>
.
*
*
We hope you find this letter informative, and that it will encourage
discussion about the importance of communication between students and the
house team in decision-making. We would also like to make it clear that
this letter is not meant to attack Anne or the reasons why the murals were
removed; we simply want students to know what the process was.
*
*
Finally, we ask that questions or comments regarding the information
provided here be directed to bc-information@mit.edu. If you have questions
regarding Title IX that cannot be resolved without speaking to the
administration, those questions should be directed to Dean Baker, as stated
above.
*
*
Signed,
Eric Gentry, Alycia Gardner, Turner Bohlen, Corinn Herrick
Burton Conner residents
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Not sure if anyone else has seen this.<br><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class=
=3D"gmail_sendername">BC Information</b> <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"m=
ailto:bc-information@mit.edu">bc-information@mit.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 4:33 PM<br>Subject: Concerning Murals and Recent=
Events in BC<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:bc-undergrads@mit.edu">bc-undergrads=
@mit.edu</a><br><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><span><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line=
-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Over this summer, a numb=
er of murals and fixtures were removed from Burton 1 and Burton Third upon =
request of the Housemaster. We hope this letter will help the undergraduate=
community of Burton Conner to better understand the recent actions taken i=
n our home, the process by which they occurred and the current state of our=
relationship with the house team. </span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The first of the mural r=
emovals occurred on Burton Third, and was initially framed as part of stand=
ard renovations. As during past renovations, Ken asked the floor in late Ma=
y to give him a list of murals they=92d like to preserve. The floor chairs =
responded with a list, copying Anne, and Ken indicated receipt of the messa=
ge. There was no further communication from the house team before the chang=
es occurred.</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style=3D"white-spa=
ce:pre-wrap"> </span></span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Anne has stated that in =
June 2013, she surveyed and photographed the wall art on all 9 floors, and =
only found offensive material on Burton 3rd. =A0Students were not informed =
that this survey was happening, nor were the results openly announced. No m=
urals on Burton 1 were found offensive at this time.</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">On July 29, residents of=
Burton 3rd discovered that several murals, including five on the list sent=
to Ken and Anne, had been painted over or modified without any notificatio=
n from the house team. The floor chairs emailed Ken the same day to ask for=
a full list of changes. Ken responded to this email with the complete list=
, copying the rest of the house team, but nobody offered an explanation for=
the murals' removal.</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">There was no more signif=
icant communication until after the Tech article about the murals and bar, =
when Burton 3rd emailed Anne directly:</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-size:15px;wh=
ite-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:norma=
l"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;m=
argin-left:36pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal=
;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;=
text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">=93The way thing=
s were handled left an entire floor of students feeling like they were atta=
cked, </span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;m=
argin-left:36pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal=
;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;=
text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">despite there be=
ing positive intentions.=94</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">They then raised two sep=
arate issues: the removals themselves, and the failure to communicate with =
the floor about the changes. =A0To the former, Anne cited various legal and=
MIT policy violations and informed the floor that they could appeal her de=
cisions to various MIT and legal authorities.</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">On the matter of communi=
cation, Anne felt compelled to act immediately, but did not inform the resi=
dents. =A0In response to the issue of lack of communication, she stated, =
=93</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;color:=
rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-de=
coration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">At no time did I ever a=
sk residents of the floor =91what [they] wanted to preserve=92. =A0If you d=
id receive such an email invitation from someone, I would be most grateful =
to see it,=94 although she had been copied to the thread about which murals=
should be kept. She also stated that Burton Third should not have expected=
any of their murals to stay.</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Despite this, Anne state=
d a desire to work with residents of Burton Conner to find a way for studen=
ts to express themselves in a more positive way. In an attempt to understan=
d Anne=92s position and move forward, two students on Burton Third asked ab=
out the Penny Arcade mural on Burton 1 (which had not been found offensive =
during Anne=92s June 2013 survey, making it perfectly clear they did not th=
ink the mural should be removed. A few hours later, Anne had the mural imme=
diately painted over and emailed the students saying:</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;m=
argin-left:36pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal=
;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;=
text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">=93Apropos your =
conversation with Michelle earlier today when you expressed concern about a=
mural on Burton 1 that contained violent language which communicates a thr=
eat of taking another's life, please be assured that Bill and I address=
ed this concern as quickly as was possible as indicated in the email below.=
=A0Thank you for your diligence and we trust that you will bring other wal=
l art to the attention of Ken, Michelle, or ourselves if you have any other=
similar concerns.=94</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-var=
iant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;backgroun=
d-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:norm=
al"></span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">This was not the desired=
result, as the Penny Arcade mural was brought up simply as an example to u=
nderstand Anne=92s rationale. After this, Burton Third became more cautious=
in their communications with Anne, hoping to prevent future incidents.</sp=
an></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Currently, all students =
(from Burton Third or otherwise) are not permitted to discuss the mural rem=
ovals with Anne. In an email to GRTs, Anne stated:</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;m=
argin-left:36pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal=
;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;=
text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">=93MIT apologize=
d to Anne that she has been the subject of vilification and ongoing pressur=
e by some students for her actions. =A0MIT acknowledged that this could be =
viewed as retaliatory toward Anne for raising a Title IX issue, which would=
in itself be a violation of Title IX if the Institute did not address it i=
mmediately. =A0So from now on, at the request of MIT, all student inquiries=
regarding this matter that cannot be handled through GRT-student discussio=
ns =A0at the floor level, should be referred to Dean Baker, not to Anne.=94=
</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-sty=
le:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;=
text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">As far as we are aware, =
GRTs have not been involved in decisions regarding the removal of offensive=
material.</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">All information presente=
d above has been collected from email conversations - we have done our best=
to accurately report on these correspondences.</span><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);background-color:transpar=
ent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoratio=
n:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style=3D=
"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style=
:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-famil=
y:Arial;font-weight:normal">We have collected a number of emails which serv=
ed as our sources. =A0You may view them</span><a href=3D"https://docs.googl=
e.com/document/d/1oMWtyQOzdajfbdKIvTwNzy2qQDg9rTrMxmJcDwzu7vI/edit?usp=3Dsh=
aring" style=3D"text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"vert=
ical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:norm=
al;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Ari=
al;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-=
variant:normal;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-=
space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:norm=
al">here</span></a><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:norm=
al;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wra=
p;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">.</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">We hope you find this le=
tter informative, and that it will encourage discussion about the importanc=
e of communication between students and the house team in decision-making. =
=A0We would also like to make it clear that this letter is not meant to att=
ack Anne or the reasons why the murals were removed; we simply want student=
s to know what the process was.</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:norma=
l;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;text-dec=
oration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Finally, we ask that que=
stions or comments regarding the information provided here be directed to <=
a href=3D"mailto:bc-information@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">bc-information@m=
it.edu</a>. =A0If you have questions regarding Title IX that cannot be reso=
lved without speaking to the administration, those questions should be dire=
cted to Dean Baker, as stated above.</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<b style=3D"font-weight:normal"><br><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;=
font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;b=
ackground-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-wei=
ght:normal"></span></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;t=
ext-indent:36pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal=
;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:tra=
nsparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Signed,=
</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;t=
ext-indent:36pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal=
;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:tra=
nsparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Eric Ge=
ntry, Alycia Gardner, Turner Bohlen, Corinn Herrick</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
</p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0=
pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:no=
rmal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color=
:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Bur=
ton Conner residents</span></p>
<div><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:=
normal;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;tex=
t-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><br>
</span></div><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin=
-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-sp=
ace:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;=
background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
</span></div>
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