Word: counterfuls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sadly, however, Counter himself hasn't always made people feel good. Indeed, the director's own track record when it comes to race relations could be fairly described as miserable...
...banishing the Foundation from University Hall, the administration would seem to be taking another swipe at the organization's controversial director. (To be sure, Counter's private office is currently scheduled to stay where it is, in University Hall. That means the director will be faced with the minor inconvenience of commuting between his office and that of the organization he administers...
...while, given his history, we don't doubt the wisdom of marginalizing Counter himself, we do wish the University wouldn't punish the Foundation--and its student members-for the transgressions of its director...
What history are we referring to? According to Counter, the Harvard Foundation was established in 1981 "for the purpose of improving race relations among Harvard's increasingly diverse student population." Counter has said that the organization's goal is to "create a racially harmonious atmosphere and reduce racial conflicts to the point where there are few if any racial harassment complaints...
...Crisis magazine article, Counter suggested that certain "para-white ethnic groups," notably "Euro-American individuals and special interests with powerful influence in the media" were participants in an "ethnic scheme designed to denigrate Afro-Americans." The article, though well-encoded, seemed to echo traditional anti-Semitic refrains about alleged Jewish media conspiracies...