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Because of the shanties, the group was able to be a presence in the Yard throughout the semester, particularly during Commencement, said Benz. "It was a very clear message: 'we are here, we are here in full force,'" she said...
...addition, Benz said, the shanties served to broaden the issue of divestment with the idea of creating an open university with none of the problems of discrimination associated with what they called the closed university, the administration. "People saw it for the first time as part of a larger structure," she said...
...SASC gears up its activities for the fall, the group is not looking at tactics such as a shantytown to spark enthusiasm. Benz said that the student group will probably coordinate more activities with Alumni/ae Against Apartheid and a group of alumni and local activists formed during the 350th called the 350th Divestment Coalition...
During the 350th, the coalition blockaded Memorial Hall, forcing the cancellation of a formal dinner in the building for alumni. Although students were on hand to support the protesters, no student was committed to being arrested, Benz said...
With such an alliance, the activists might be able to engage in more militant forms of protest as the students would not necessarily have to risk suspension or expulsion, said Benz. "I think that kind of action is our ticket to really increasing pressure," she added...