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Mister Ed

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2. The article didn't make it entirely clear to me why the shield's being discontinued.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:17 AM

Mar 2016

Is it because the sheafs of gathered grain are thought to represent the labor of enslaved people? I think that's what the article was hinting at, but I'm not sure.

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Harvard Coop to sell off remaining merchandise with law school shield [View all] unhappycamper Mar 2016 OP

Wow! EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #1

The article didn't make it entirely clear to me why the shield's being discontinued. Mister Ed Mar 2016 #2

Here's the reason why Harvard's dropping that shield: unhappycamper Mar 2016 #3

Thanks. That explains it. Mister Ed Mar 2016 #4