Word: masse
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...student and alumni divestment movement--in moving from mass protests and the erection of shanties in 1984 and 1985 to the alternative slate of pro-divestment overseers candidates nominated by petition for the past four years--has demonstrated a willingness to continually address the success of its tactics. There is no standard set of tactics that is right for every movement or for every point in history. Without an overwhelmingly polarizing issue such as Vietnam to unite behind, there is no easy formula for increasing political activity. The point is to keep trying...
...lesson of 1969 is that, while neither style of activism is demonstrably superior, both require mass participation--a key criterion by which much of today's activism falls short--regardless of the tactics. Although the radical ideology and tactics of the '69 strikers may well have alienated the administration and fueled reaction, the very vehemence of the '69 protests got results...
Though today's protesters may not be carrying Dean Archie C. Epps III out of University Hall, much of the new activism can and has effected real change, provided that it incorporates mass participation. This should be the lesson of 1969, as seen from a 1989 perspective...
MOTHERS Against Drunk Driving--better know as MADD--recently announced that it has awarded Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.) an award "for outstanding public service." It is unclear whether MADD is also now thinking of moving its national headquarters to Chappaquidick, Mass...
...windows around the Square are displaying the latest in Harvard hockey championship t-shirts. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.) honored the team on the floor of the Senate. The Undergraduate Council last Wednesday held a rally for the team on the steps of Widener. And yesterday on Opening Day at Fenway Park, in probably the most memorable of honors, Harvard Coach Bill Cleary '56 threw out the first pitch while the team crowded behind him on the pitching mound...