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I have doubts as to whether the protesters tactics will be productive, as they may alienate many more moderate students. However, as a matter of principle, the protesters' actions were justified. Does my argument open the way for totalitarian results? Analogously, if one claims that some wars may be just...
The Serious Student Objection. We undergrads go wild over the sports we decide are important. Men's squash wins the national championship routinely and no one seems to care, but when football or hockey gets good in its respective league, watch out.
THE CELEBRITY Objection. Most people have a celebrity ratio of about one-to-one. That is, they are recognized by approximately as many people as they recognize. Some people have very high C-ratios: these famous folks are recognized by many more people than they recognize.
The activists want to express their objection to "B.U.'s immoral investment policy," "the systematic harassment of anti-apartheid activists" at the school and "raise awareness about the anti-apartheid movement," said Yosef I. Abramowitz, a student who initiated the strike.
But once again members began to drift out as the meeting stretched on past midnight. By the time the final vote on the entire $24,000 Grants Budget was about to be made, various council members near me had commented that they did not believe a quorum existed. Despite this...