Complying with Muslim students' request, one Harvard gym provides female-only hours

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This is just wrong as a matter of law.

No, actually it is just plain right as a matter of law. </p>

<p>There is so much law showing that private universities accepting federal financial assistance must comply with anti-discriminatin laws that I could crash this board with all the cites. Here are just a few to start:</p>

<p>34 CFR 100.1

The purpose of this part is to effectuate the provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (hereafter referred to as the “Act”) to the end that no person in the United States shall; on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department of Education.

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Harvard receives federal finanancial assistance from the DOE and thus may not discriminat under any its programs or activities. Harvard has to comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 just as does a public university.</p>

<p>Gender is already regulated at private universities receiving federal finanancial assistance:

Generally, all programs in a school or college are covered if the school or college receives federal financial assistance. Title IX covers all programs of a school or college that receives financial assistance including academics, extracurricular, and athletics. Also, Title IX applies to all activities of a school or college, even those that occur off campus.

[FAQs</a> Sexual Discrimination – Office for Civil Rights](<a href=“http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/qa-sex.html]FAQs”>http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/qa-sex.html)</p>

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Believe me, if UCLA tried to hang crucifixes in the classrooms like Notre Dame, there would be hell to pay.

If public school william and mary is any example, you are wrong on that point too. Witness the recent controversy regarding its president.

In October 2006, Nichol sparked protests when he removed a cross from permanent display in Wren Chapel to make students and visitors of all faiths feel more welcome, and one donor rescinded pledges to give $12 million to the school. The cross later was returned to the chapel in a locked case near the altar; it can be placed on the altar by request.

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