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...emphasis has been on selection. In the future it will be on recruitment," noted Richard Skelton of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. In the meantime, small colleges are fearful. Says Tom Daniels, director of admissions at the 800-student Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa: "The next 15 years may well be some of the most crucial times in higher education...
...Brown, a former anti-war activist who is now the director of VISTA and the Peace Corps, spoke to a small group at Boston University last night, outlining a strategy for accomplishing social change through community organizing...
When asked if VISTA organizing can be political enough to initiate a movement for change, Brown said VISTA creates a basis for more overtly political action. VISTA begins to organize communities around such non-political issues as obtaining traffic lights. Then, people can "take care of themselves" when confronting more political issues like rent strikes...
...said he believes long term change depends on "developing a sense of justice" among the wealthy that will induce them to make sacrifices for the good of the society. VISTA's organizing produces a "shift in values" from individualism to social responsibility in all sectors of society, he added...
Sorry, but since I couldn't get a reservation at the Vista Mar Hotel, and Uncle Benny wouldn't let us stay in his condominium, I don't know where you can find me next week for further suggestions about "What to do in Florida." Don't forget to buy a souvenir coconut...