Word: poore
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Core Curriculum is only a poor substitute for the good advice and counseling that would direct, but not coerce students to attain a balanced education. And the Core will not solve one of Harvard's fundamental problems: the dearth of close associations between students and Faculty members. Instead, by setting the huge introductory course up as the basis of a Harvard education, the Core proposal would only widen the gulf between students and Faculty members. A Harvard education could easily be reduced to instruction by busy graduate students who are much more interested in pleasing their doctoral advisers than accommodating...
While Radcliffe was still archaic and poor, the mood on campus shifted strongly to the left. Michael Smith '73, now a tutor in Social Studies, explains the spirit of the time. "We cut our teeth on Vietnam, he says. People were much less grade conscious then, and "everything seemed possible...
...said that although the press portrayed the Black Panthers as violent, they never advocated "spontaneous violence" and were mainly concerned with the economic and social problems of the poor...
...party's campaign against police brutality in Oakland, Cal., resulted in a 95-per-cent reduction of police brutality in that city, Seale said. He added that the group's free-breakfast program also fed poor children before they went to school...
Seale said his mayoral bid in Oakland was one example of working pragmatically within the system. He added that by distributing free food at political rallies, he attracted poor constituents, and by maintaining a conservative profile, he convinced people that he was a serious candidate...