Word: cruz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cruz's courtship of middle class white culture was temporary. After he made the decision not to assimilate, he often felt as though he were part of "Harvard's liberal education...
...Cruz's freshman roommates hailed from Beverly Hills. He remembers learning that "he was from the poor section of Beverly Hills, because his dad made only $40,000. I thought he was joking--anybody who makes over $20,000 I thought was rich. But for Harvard, he's not rich...
...Cruz's initial reaction to the Harvard environment was to try to conform. "I started listening to white music, like Men at Work, and tried to make white friends to conform. I wanted to be like the others, but it just didn't work...
Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Humanity Robert Coles '50, who supervised Cruz's independent research in the Sociology Department, says that Cruz has helped educate Harvard students. "Remy gave Harvard and example of someone who wants to offer a personal, individual, and moral example to lots of kids who need it and to other Harvard students," Coles says...
...Cruz's determination to resist assimilation at Harvard has not been easy. "Remy is his own person. He isn't like other students who have assimilated into the cultural mainstream. He held back and that has caused personal difficulties," explains Coles...