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Members of the DSA readily admit that they have members who are active in the Committee on Central America (COCA), the South African Solidarity Committee (SASC) or the Third World Student Association (TWSA). The result is a community of student groups who participate in electoral politics and protest on particular issues, often through legislative venues...
...considered the preserve of private colleges. The University of California, Los Angeles, will inaugurate an unprecedented drive for $200 million in November. The University of Georgia, which celebrates its 200th anniversary next year, is wrapping up a first-time campaign that has raised $63 million, including $1 million from Coca-Cola. The University of Illinois enlisted Alumnus John Chancellor to star in a 19-city teleconference as part of an effort that has raised $109 million. Observes Hayden Smith, senior vice president of the Council for Financial Aid to Education: "Competition between public and private higher-education institutions is getting...
...cared, he's just a caring person." But others speak of him as a political leader who used his proctees to support his causes, showing less concern for those who did not help in political work. "A lot of people felt there was a wall there because of COCA," says Gary. "People felt they couldn't go to Larry and say, 'Look, I have problems.'" Kathy adds that There was a sort of feeling that there was an inner circle and an outer circle...
...circles under my eyes and I was pale," recalls Carol. "Mary and I used to joke about crossing eating and sleeping off of our list of things to do." Fernando remembers that this interest in Latin American causes extended even to Lionel residents who were not very active in COCA. "I think a lot of people in the dorm were socially aware. Even if they didn't do a lot of the work, they at least wore the buttons and showed up at the events...
...voice them," she says. But others are not so sure. "I sometimes think it wasn't fair for Larry to do what he did, us being naive freshmen," says Rich. "He didn't force his ideas on us, but he argued very persuasively," Kathy, who was often active in COCA, has perhaps the bluntest assessment: "I know some time the next year I looked back on it and wondered how I got involved in all that. It was sort of like being in a cult...