Word: speakes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Stich's point is well-taken, and she deserves credit for the nuance of her account. She understands that to speak monolithically of "Harvard activists" is to generalize meaninglessly. Like any other cross-section of the student body, "activists" at Harvard come in many shapes and sizes, and they approach their activism in a variety of ways. Likewise, "activism" at Harvard is a heterogeneous idea and cannot either be embraced or dismissed absolutely. And while Stich's critique is not aimed at most Harvard activists, it takes notice of an identifiable trend within the activist community that requires attention...
Among the issues discussed that evening was late-night rowdiness at a local skating rink, and Cory was the first to speak. The rink's owners, he argued, must be persuaded to open and close earlier, with police present. "I've had my personal problems with the police," he said, "but I know if I'm being chased down by a Blood or I'm about to get robbed and the police come, I'm overjoyed. There will be people who won't like it, but the majority will." Former gang members who now work for Youth Force, he suggested...
...speak for the rest of the council, but there are a lot of U.C. members that are very disappointed," he said. "I wanted to push for a greater social good through the U.C., through social action...
Listening to Ocon speak, one can hear a little bit of Payanzo as well. The two women have never met but they share more than just the same challenge; they share the same hope for the future...
...have to ask, 'what tradition are they trying to bring back?' What about students that don't speak Latin? They may already feel very disconnected from the University...what does it do to put their degrees in a language they can't even understand?" she said...