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Brandon A. Gayle ’03, president of the Black Students’ Association (BSA), expressed similar sentiments...
...undergraduate groups involved in the diversity coalition include: the Black Students Association (BSA), Black Men’s Forum (BMF), Association of Black Harvard Women, Asian American Association, RAZA, Bisexual Gay Lesbian and Transgender Student Alliance (BGLTSA), Girlspot, Diversity and Distinction and the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM...
Furthermore, the staff has no right to interpret the mood or feelings of the Black Students’ Association (BSA) in the aftermath of West’s decision to leave for Princeton. I do not recall seeing a Crimson poll circulating amongst BSA members asking what they thought of West’s perceived lack of communication with the organization. If their staff had taken the time to run a simple poll, they would have found that many BSA members have not interpreted West’s actions as “insulting” or having stemmed from...
...West does not need to contact the BSA directly to say thank you. Members of the BSA knew before embarking on such a movement that their efforts to persuade West to remain at Harvard might not be enough to undo the damage University President Lawrence H. Summers did last fall. The petition drive and garnering of student group support across the University was intended to thank West for adding value to this community as only he could. By leaving, West teaches Harvard students an invaluable lesson about self-respect and integrity. There is no doubt that the BSA is better...
Despite the staff’s misguided opinion, West’s departure has not placed the BSA in an “impossible position”; the organization has nothing to “reconcile.” The BSA does not need to reexamine the strategy it took in efforts to convince West that he is respected and admired by students. In addition, the administration has shown a great deal of admiration towards the BSA’s efforts to effect change on this campus. Such is the case because the organization consistently proceeds with respect for this...