Word: concerns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...statements of concern are all very well, and his pressure on Congress is undeniably admirable, but would not his protest be considerably strengthened if it were backed up by Harvard's own divestment? Indeed, Harvard's failure to divest make his words sound hollow and his recent positive actions ineffective...
...education. It's fair to say that universities exist because society needs individuals with open minds, creative spirits and most important, a hatred of apathy. But the classrom doesn't necessarily teach these values; in fact, it often does harm by separating people from the issues of concern of the day. A true liberal education comes from participating in the life of a community...
...oftentimes students ignore their responsibility to be an active voice. They get caught up in pre-professionalism, their studies, or Harvard tradition and lose concern about the values of the community in which they live. Those seniors who petitioned at graduation time for the removal of shanties, which were erected in the Yard by activists as a reminder of the University's South African investments, acted selfishly. Their request was value neutral. Neither for or against divestment, it exhibited an insular attitude on the part of students who feared the protesters who were rocking the boat...
...activist, we do a disservice to the community. One need not be a constant gadfly to participate in a society. Journalists have a tendency to concentrate on the loudest or bestknown matters of contention in our community. But that doesn't mean divestment is the only issue of concern at Harvard. In addition to the omnipresent South Africa questions, there are questions about the diversity of the faculty, the effectiveness of a liberal arts education, University relations with Cambridge, the quality of housing and many others which also require a student voice...
...easy measurement of white concern is emigration--or "taking the chicken run," as South Africans derisively call it. Last year immigration into South Africa fell 40%, while the number of those leaving the country rose by one- third. Among the emigres are a disproportionate number of engineers, accountants, educators and physicians, whose departures constitute a serious brain drain. The most popular destination is Britain, where many have relatives. The runner-up is Australia, to which the South Africans have been flocking in such numbers that they have been dubbed the "new boat people." Quite a few who arrived in South...