Word: nsa
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Thomas Olson, administrative assistant to NSA's International Commission, said yesterday that the Harvard group will evaluate the strength and significance of European influence in African countries after they have achieved independence...
Your editorial "Harvard and the NSA" which appeared on November 10, 1963 stated: "The Leverett House Committee has recommended that college delegates to the annual Congresses of the United States National Student Association be elected by campus-wide referendum." This statement is incorrect. The resolution, passed by the House Committee and submitted to the HCUA said...
Whereas the National Student Association has new developed into a political forum and whereas the HCUA is constitutionally limited to apolitical affairs, the Leverett House Committee moves that the HCUA no longer appoint representatives to the NSA conference...
Ideally, USNSA seeks to confront American students with questions about the world beyond the academic community. The debates which flare every summer at NSA congresses are intended to serve as starting points for discussion at member schools during the ensuing year. And though this ideal is not always fulfilled, USNSA has generated vigorous debate on a number of issues (the House Un-American Activities Committee, student civil rights and educational policy...
Clearly, Harvard does not need USNSA to make it aware of world problems; indeed, for some students the problem is finding a place to forget them. But in view of the service which NSA does nationally and in recognition of its past involvement with Harvard (Harvard students have often led the organization), the recommendation of the Leverett House Committee should be supported: NSA delegates should be selected on a college-wide basis...