Word: msa
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...November 1995, university officials rejected a proposal for a multicultural student center from the minority student alliance (MSA) co-sponsored with 15 other student cultural organizations. "We are committed both to diversity and to racial integration. I think it would be a great shame if we started dividing [Harvard] up, saying this race goes here. It would diminish the University," said Archie C. Epps III, in an article in The Crimson, Nov.2, 1995. Opponents argue that the center, regardless of its pluralistic name, would become a sort of safe haven for minorities and foster segregation. This argument is much weakened...
...multicultural student center often wonder why different student groups that share the same space (i.e. Thayer or Holworthy Basement) do not interact now. This assertion is untrue to the extent that Asian American Association (AAA) does co-sponsor events with LaRaza or that Black Student Alliance (BSA) works with MSA. In other words, interaction between groups does happen; it just does not happen in their respective offices. The reason is simple: Thayer Basement by no means even approaches the model of a multicultural student center, for it lacks a common physical space for meetings as well as resources and equipment...
Since the panel, the Minority Student Alliance (MSA) has been working with other student groups to link ideas for a multicultural center into a formal proposal...
According to MSA co-president Jessy J. Fernandez '98, the proposal that is being developed calls for a center that would "provide a space for all members of the Harvard community to learn more about the many cultures, backgrounds and ethnicities of the student body...
Last year, the MSA worked with 15 student groups to rally in front of University Hall for a multicultural center. However, their requests were turned down by Dean of Students Archie C. Epps, III, according to Nguyen...