Word: raza
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...March 8 edition of The Crimson, Ruben Navarrette '89-'90 wrote an opinion piece titled "Telling Secrets at RAZA." In it, he addressed the "bizarre tragedy of former classmate Jose 'Joe' Razo." After some thought about his choice of a title, I was somewhat amused because the "secrets" he speaks of are hidden even to the very members of RAZA, Harvard's Mexican-American student organization...
...after having written about the case of Razo before, why address it now with an audience that no longer remembers him? That is something that I'm afraid remains sheltered in Navarrette's mind. What is more important to the leadership of RAZA are the insinuations made about the group...
After carefully poring over "Telling Secrets at RAZA," the author's distinct stylistic intent becomes visible. Take for example his word choice in characterizing RAZA. He uses words such as "sin," "controversy," "imprisonment," "fate" and "schizophrenia." Anyone ingesting these words would certainly be astonished--the type of astonishment one would experience while reading a Harlequin romance...
Although his description is gripping, it is unfortunately not a description of RAZA, or any other ethnic organization, for that matter...
Although Navarrette is correct that we members of RAZA may not agree with each other at times, I am convinced that RAZA members feel comfortable with each other because of the vital bond that justifies the groups very existence--we share in the Mexican-American experience, from language to idiom to culture to food...