Word: molyneuxs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unionization attempt closer to home--at 1400 Mass Ave --also won Molyneux's support and has him to form the Coop Group, a slate of candidates dedicated to more progressive labor practices and improving services to students. He's institutional in more than cheaper socks and underwear, and in that he says he's succeeded: These's been a real change. Students have access to more information. If the decision made three years ago to open a downtown store were being made now. I don't think there would have been a downtown store...
Even in the age of Reagan, Molyneux remains optimistic. "There is generation of people coming up who will hopefully redefine public debate on certain issues" such as who controls investments and who controls capital. Molyneux says, explaining that one of his primary aims is to raise the political consciousness of those who will become society's leaders. "Despite the '70s being characterized as a period of apathy...I never felt politically marginalized. There was less militancy but I think there was a lot of passive support for the same type of causes...
...close friend calls him "calmly committed" but in strategy sessions and ideological discussions, he earns characterizions from some associates of "hardheaded", "arrogant", and "abrasive". Others suggest he is modest--more interested in promoting his ideas than plugging himself. A facile speaker, Molyneux may smile in conversation, but to make his point forsakes bubbly enthusiasm for the steady gaze and the hard sell...
...Molyneux concedes, "I would not say that I am personally ideally suited for coalition work," adding, "I tend to be a fairly tense person...On the other hand. I think it's what makes me one of the best political organizers on campus--once I take something on it gets done...
Friends say he releases that tension by partying--and Molyneux admits this activities cut into academic more than social time. He attributes his academic successes (and tutor Joseph Schwartz calls him "one of the most respected students in Social Studies") to Harvard's reading period system, which gives him a chance to catch...