Word: hyped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Student Adv. Comm., Chair; HYPE '96 Master of Ceremonies; HMC, Sr. Staff '95; Head Tutor, Harvard Program for Int'l Edu, '94-'95; House Rep. to Econ. Stud. Adv. Comm...
...happy that The Crimson saw fit to feature the HYPE (Harvard Youth for Political Empowerment) celebration in the Monday edition ("HYPE Draws Youth Voters," News, 9/23/96). However, since the article did not mention the individuals who actively planned, organized, and produced the event, we would like to do so here...
...unbalanced speaker ratio of five Democrats to two Republicans, as well as the notable absence of alternative perspectives such as Socialist and Libertarian, is something that should not have been overlooked in planning HYPE, which claimed to be a non-partisan rally. The partisanship which was evident by negligible anyhow. Politics is about strong opinions, and it is played out through parties. To ignore this reality and supply trite blather about voting obligations--rather than strong campaign endorsements and policy contestations--will not encourage anyone to vote...
...Although HYPE organizers tried to keep this strictly a Harvard event by posting guards at all entries into the MAC Quad and blocking off the streets leading both to Winthrop and Eliot Houses, we wish the event had not been as exclusive. In trying to politically empower students by registering them to vote, it would have been more effective if students from the Boston area had been included in this event. We hope that the IOP and the Undergraaduate Council look at the overall mission of the event and not ignore the abundance of college students in the area...
...HYPE event was a fine first effort. We encourage the IOP and the council to host more rallies like this in the future and to continue working toward increased student participation in elections...