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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...
...Interethnic Day of Service should be continued and made into a regular practice. By working together, Hillel, the MSA and other participants, including the South Asian Association, the Black Students Association, the Harvard Phillipine Forum, the Japan Society, the Society of Arab Students, the Chinese Students Association and the Asian American Association have strengthened bonds and communication between groups and helped worthy causes in the Boston area. We endorse this cooperation, and encourage more, since direct interaction with other ethnic groups is the best method of learning about race relations. It would, however, be nice if we did not need...
Rawlins was backed by the Black Students Association (BSA), the Minority Students Association (MSA), the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transsexual Students Association (BGLTSA) and Girl's Spot, among others...
Dolyta B. Avant '99, a liaison between the BSA and the MSA, said the event helped foster interaction between different groups...