[1681] in UA Exec
Re: Concerning Murals and Recent Events in BC
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karen Hao)
Thu Sep 19 18:28:49 2013
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From: Karen Hao <khao@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:28:17 -0400
To: Turner Bohlen <turnerbohlen@gmail.com>
Cc: "ua-exec@mit.edu" <ua-exec@mit.edu>
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Yea, that would be super helpful thanks!
Just a little confused because it doesn't seem to reflect what we discussed
during council or exec
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Turner Bohlen <turnerbohlen@gmail.com>wrot=
e:
> A couple have, at least. I'm happy to talk about why this went out and
> what my involvement was. Preferably in person, but I can put together an
> email tomorrow if that helps.
>
>
> On Thursday, September 19, 2013, Karen Hao wrote:
>
>> Not sure if anyone else has seen this.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> 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 th=
ey
>> 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 mural=
s
>> they=92d like to preserve. The floor chairs responded with a list, copyi=
ng
>> 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 3r=
d.
>> 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 o=
r
>> 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 responde=
d
>> 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:
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>
>
> --
> Turner Bohlen
> www.turnerbohlen.com
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yea, that would be super helpful thanks!<div>Just a little=
confused because it doesn't seem to reflect what we discussed during c=
ouncil or exec</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote">
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Turner Bohlen <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:turnerbohlen@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">turnerbohlen@gmail.co=
m</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
A couple have, at least. I'm happy to talk about why this went out and =
what my involvement was. Preferably in person, but I can put together an em=
ail tomorrow if that helps.<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br><br>
On Thursday, September 19, 2013, Karen Hao wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Not sure if anyone else has=
seen this.<br><br><div>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b=
>BC Information</b> <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a>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>bc-undergrads@mit.edu</a><br><br><br><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><span><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bot=
tom: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>
</span></div></div></div>
</blockquote><br><br></div></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888=
888">-- <br>Turner Bohlen<br><div><a href=3D"http://www.turnerbohlen.com" t=
arget=3D"_blank">www.turnerbohlen.com</a></div><br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>
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