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...past four years, members of the senior class have organized fund drives for the Endowment for Divestiture (E4D), which holds gifts from the senior class in escrow until the University divests from corportations that do business in South Africa...
...E4D account currently holds about $20,000, and if the University does not completely divest by 2003, the fund's graduate board will donate the money to Cambridge charities or Phillips Brooks House...
Martin said he does not know if the proposed committee will organize an E4D fund drive. He stressed that his letter, which proposes organizational meetings on November 11 and 17, is only an exploration...
Last year's E4D campaign "fell apart organizationally," according to organizer Evan O. Grossman '87-'88. But Grossman said he believes that Martin is doing a service for the Class of 1988, because "he will get people together. There can be a lot of interest for this sort of thing," Grossman said...
...addition to collecting money for E4D, previous graduating classes have sponsored various pro-divestment projects. Seniors have "worn sashes or held balloons that said 'Divest Now,' written the message on their hats, held educational speeches and forums on the topic during commencement week, and even had more serious protests," Martin said...