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Panhandling has risen to a new level in Harvard Square. During these few weeks before Christmas, when all of America is supposed to feel some vague feeling of generosity, there have been a number of individuals collecting spare change for things other than the typical food, clothing and shelter. A few feet away from a homeless, hungry, disabled veteran, I saw a few men trying to raise money for, well, road trips...
...spare change for a trip to Arizona?" read a small sign pasted to one man's coffee mug, as he sat outside the entrance to the Coop. "Need money to go to Hawaii," announced another, more ambitious brown cardboard sign. By far, the most gutsy request was this: "Can anyone spare...
...actions of these panhandlers will have negative repercussions. The level to which panhandling has sunk is not likely to make the rest of us feel sympathetic towards the plight of the poor. Seeing someone essentially begging for their life evoked real pity, and people were more than willing to spare a few coins to help out someone who was truly in need...
...recent years, though, many have become more cynical about giving spare change to people on the street. "How do I know they're not going to buy drugs or alcohol with it?" We want to know. Our empathy is gone, replaced by a mean-spirited skepticism that, unfortunately, is sometimes warranted. The sights in the Square will only reinforce the idea that the panhandlers really don't need our help...
Many students cannot spare the electives to enroll in History 10, even if they want to, Fine says...