Monday, January 7, 2013

Columbia SDS Memories Revisited: Summer Folk Songwriting, 1966--Part 3

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I heard Pete Seeger live for the first time in July 1966 at an evening concert in Lewinsohn Stadium near CCNY at 137th St. in Manhattan. The...
Sunday, January 6, 2013

Columbia SDS Memories Revisited: Summer Folk Songwriting, 1966--Part 2

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The other non-work activity I became involved in at this time was doing volunteer work in the Student Peace Union [SPU] office at 5 Beekman ...
Saturday, January 5, 2013

Columbia SDS Memories Revisited: Summer Folk Songwriting, 1966--Part 1

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I applied at Columbia’s Placement Office in Dodge Hall for a work-study New York City Urban Corps summer job. But the Lindsay Administration...
Friday, January 4, 2013

Columbia SDS Memories Revisited: Freshman At Columbia, 1966--Part 9

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I continued to go to anti-war meetings and attend anti-war campus rallies. From a distance, I watched Dave give anti-war speeches from the s...
Thursday, January 3, 2013

Columbia SDS Memories Revisited: Freshman At Columbia, 1966--Part 8

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During the Spring 1966 term, my strongest feeling was falling madly in love with Pat. Pat was a senior at Barnard, majoring in Sociology, wh...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Columbia SDS Memories Revisited: Freshman At Columbia, 1965-1966--Part 7

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The Thanksgiving break came and I went back to Queens to visit my parents. I felt much more distance between us and felt I had changed as a ...
Monday, December 31, 2012

Columbia SDS Memories Revisited: Freshman At Columbia, 1965--Part 6

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Around the time I was still being radicalized in relationship to U.S. policy in Viet Nam, I attended my first off-campus anti-war rally. I...