Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...intellectual senior in Eliot House called the fast "just another manifestation of the basic immature tokenism which you find around here these days...
...course those who did not sign up to fast had no problem getting fed. Some said dinner was so "unpalatable" that they envied those who were eating elsewhere, if at all. Other eaters were proud of their decision to feed...
Richard Zorza, coordinator for the fast, said he was extremely happy with the fast's widespread success. He said that he doubted if there would be any additional protests in January, but felt that the focus in the spring, would be on working in the primaries to elect peace candidates...
...fast for peace began at 1 p.m. with a dedication service at Memorial Church. Socialist Michael Harrington, author of The Other America, was the principal speaker. He said that a majority of people actually support President Nixon's policies, and that to counter this they should be educated about the government's true actions...
...Although most students who signed up for the fast observed it, there were a few isolated cases of students sneaking into the dining halls to obtain food...