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Today marks the fifth day of a sit-in at Washington University held by Student Worker Alliance (SWA), a labor rights group, in protest of the low wages paid to the university’s workers. Student protestors have occupied Brookings Hall since Monday—the college admissions office—and they have pledged not to leave until the University creates a living wage program...
Predictably, many of the party’s interests groups howled in protest. “Have we gotten this desperate to win?” a prominent feminist asked...
...consensus around opposition to Harvard’s holdings in PetroChina. The campaign posed a serious problem for Senior Gift fundraisers, who declined to support the University’s investment in PetroChina, but argued that withholding money from the Senior Gift fund was not the appropriate means of protest...
Beyond the oft-stated academic arguments for divestment, the student coalition will offer emotional statements why they believe in this cause. This highly visible protest will be provocative without being overly confrontational. It is also a much more effective way of getting Harvard to divest than Senior Gift Plus because this protest does not negatively affect uninvolved third parties, namely Harvard’s financial aid program. We congratulate the many student groups which have put aside their differences to stage this protest...
...commendable job of pursuing a vision that is notably organized and focused. While recent student group initiatives have been plagued by pursuing myriad, at times conflicting, causes, the United Front has avoided these problems and is pushing a clear message. Students should make every effort to attend this protest thereby sending a powerful message to Harvard—and the rest of the world. Skip breakfast, lose a precious hour of sleep, and do something that will make a difference. The more people who show up today, the more powerful the statement will be. Make the Harvard Corporation notice students?...