Word: protested
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...they didn't. Apparently, the students abandoned any rational purpose in order to indulge in their fun little games and embarrass themselves in the process. In a class devoted to debating liberal and conservative opinions in American political thought, the "protest" was more remarkable for its anti-intellectualism than its contribution to any real social cause...
Apparently, the purpose of the protest was to argue that those who profess views different from their own, those who do not support all of the "lifestyles" and "values" of the sixties, those who believe there are higher modes in life than pursuit of instant gratification, have no place here...
...audience sat in shocked silence, Mansfield stepped back to the podium and completed his introduction of Will in a calm voice. Although he did not refer directly to the protest, he did note that Will had "the fortune of not belonging to the Harvard family of feminists and other quacks." His remark was met by a wave of applause from the audience...
...group currently has 20 members, according to Oppenheimer. The group plans to continue using "theatrical manifestations," he said, to protest against what members see as the intolerance propounded by members of Harvard's faculty...
...demonstrators] made their protest and the audience seemed to get tired of it," said Sandel. "And then they left, and we went on with the class...