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...groups who expressed a special interest in meeting with the Secretary for a private conversation about issues of concern. For example, the Secretary met with students with disabilities and discussed a number of their concerns. He also met with pre-med students, student leaders from BSA, La Organizacion Estudiantil Boricua (Puerto Rican Students Association), the Asian-American Assocation and others...
According to David Shim '91, also co-president of the Asian American Association, the admissions office today maintains direct ties to several minority organizations: the Asian American Association, the Black Students Association, Native Americans at Harvard, La Organizacion Estudiantil Boricua de Harvard-Radcliffe and Raza. Representatives of those organizations often participate in applicant recruiting trips, and yesterday students who had participated in such trips said the admissions process is very competitive for legacies and athletes...
...part of Black History Month, other Ivy League schools have already begun forming such coalitions. Despierta Boricua, a Puerto Rican students group at Yale, will feature two talks in celebration of Black History Month. And at Cornell, Asian-Americans, Latinos and Native Americans will each sponsor a month highlighting their culture, said Donald Wade, an executive with Cornell's Black Students United...
...Despierta Boricua celebration will focus on the common heritage of Blacks and Puerto Ricans, said Richard Figueroa, co-chair of the organization...
...Semana Puertorriquena is a cross-cultural attempt to bring a non-politicized picture of Puerto Rico to the United States and Harvard," said Jaime M. Capella '88, co-ordinator of activities for La Organizacion Estudiantil Boricua de Harvard-Radcliffe (LAO), which is the Puerto Rican students association...