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David Wilhelm, one of this semester's Institute of Polotics (IOP) Fellows, was drawn into politics when he saw his father throw a shoe at a televised image of Nixon...
There were, of course, complaints that the Institute of Politics presented a rather partisan assortment of speakers. But looking at the countless Clinton/Gore signs in the audience, the student body generally seems in agreement with the political stance of the IOP. A couple of more creative students even rearranged the letters on the Dole sign to read OLDE--a fairly apt statement from a day devoted to the empowerment of youth. I even heard someone joke that the members of Harvard Republican club were actually going to devote their booth to campaigning solely for Kemp 2000 so that they would...
...though I'd love to say that the success of HYPE '96 shows a new energy among undergraduates for matters political, there were those who were lured--and even forced--to the event by clever food orchestration. It was brilliant strategy on the part of the IOP to have the Kirkland, Eliot, and Winthrop dining halls close for lunch and serve outside instead. However, while it was a rather underhanded way to make hundreds of people attend HYPE who might otherwise have not, the crowds definately stayed around longer than they would have for the usual quick lunch...
Event emcee and Student Advisory Committee chair Avery W. Gardiner '97 defended the IOP's request to close the Eliot, Leverett, Lowell, Kirkland and Winthrop House dinning halls...
Unofficial estimates by organizers pegged the IOP's expenses at about $2,300. Undergraduate Council President Robert M. Hyman '98 said the council, which co-sponsored the event, might contribute between $300 and $1,000 in payments...