A new student left: beyond the fragments.

Nation, The, March, 1988 by Del Borgo, Vania; Margaronis, Maria

A NEW STUDENT LEFT Beyond the Fragments

Reports of the student left's death have been greatly exaggerated. In the past few years, students have challenged their universities as landlords, employers, investors, defense contractors and C.I.A. recruiters; they have protested apartheid in South Africa and imperialism in Central America; they have grappled with racial violence, sexism and homophobia in their communities. But while coalitions have formed and dissolved and some students have involved themselves in larger initiatives like the Rainbow Coalition, most organizing has remained local and fragmented.

The reasons are not difficult to find. Economic hardship and the shrinking labor market have made young people much less willing to take risks; cuts...

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