Word: refocused
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Coll throws his words and convictions at Harvard students in an attempt to refocus their energy and eliminate the more immediate problems of poverty and racism in Harvard's backyard. He stands in House dining halls, beneath gaudy chandeliers, surrounded by the gazes of past House masters, and tries to describe the Fidelis Way housing project where his revitalization corps is concentrating its efforts. "It's a goddam pit," he says with typical directness, "and it needs your help...