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However, over the last several years dialogue has led, at least in the protestors?? eyes, to nothing. The more radical actions of students like those at Berkeley, however, have reaped large rewards. In the spring of 1999 Berkeley students staged an eight-day hunger strike in which 100 people were arrested in order to save their ethnic studies department. The costs were high—five students were put on trial for their activities during the strike—but their demands were...
...proctor in Massachusetts Hall I must complain when the protesters are permitted to chant outside this residential dorm until after midnight, preventing students from studying, relaxing or sleeping. Wasn’t this a case of disturbing the peace? Why did the protestors?? “right” to go unmolested and unaccountable trump my students’ right to peace and quiet? Why weren’t the protestors dispersed by the police...
Furthermore, the protestors?? request that they face “no academic ... repercussions” for their participation is groundless. Though PSLM stated that its members “are prepared for any repercussions,” their claim to deserve immunity simply because they are “acting to make [Harvard] a better university” brings into question their commitment. Part of the purpose of protest is to indicate depth of feeling and willingness to suffer for the cause; if the consequences of missed classes are more important than raising workers’ wages, then...
...Massachusetts Hall shows no sign of leading to any positive result. PSLM members should pull out of the building in consideration for the normal functioning of the University and for their fellow students. For its part, the University ought to stop facilitating the protestors?? continued presence. It may make good public relations for deans to offer the protestors extra food, but the residents of Massachusetts and Matthews Halls deserve the University’s protection of their ability to sleep and study—while Harvard should not attempt to drive the protestors out, it has no legitimate...