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So the march was held, and Pomona's The Student Life covered it in this article.

There's a big elision in the article in this paragraph:

On January 9, two students from Harvey Mudd and one student each [something is missing here] the Daily Bulletin covered the march.

Despite that, excellent quotes abound. For example, we have Marcelo Lund, the creator of the original cross artwork (can we have a photo please?) that was burned, saying:

“I was looking to create art that opened up something of the experience of the cross, and someone took it and recreated one of the most horrible images of American history for all of us,” Lund said. “Besides, my anger and disgust over the theft of my work and its desecration, I’m also disturbed at the attitude of the Harvey Mudd administration in getting rid of the evidence, the remains, full-speed.”

This would be the HMC administration acting in response to HMC staff who "found the charred effigy offensive", as reported in The Student Life by the same Jay Antenen who was covering the march. Hey Jay, next time give Marcelo the big shout out as to why the remains don't remain.

Marcelo Lund goes on:

“In a sense, [Harvey Mudd] completed what the little Ku K1ux K1an enthusiasts began. They completed the robbery and destruction of my structure,” Lund said. [Google-hiding '1's not in original]

I'd have to agree with part of that -- someone has been involved with the destruction of Lund's sentence structure. (He probably means the theft, not the robbery of his "structure" aka artwork. I'd like to see a sculpture be robbed sometime.)

Addressing substance over style, I like the part where he calls the vandals "Ku K1ux K1an enthusiasts." Super-chouette! Apparently Mr. Lund can see into the minds of these students, whom he presumably has never met, and determine their enthusiasms! A fascinating talent.

After the march and some moments of silence at North Dorm, the marchers reconvene at the hated Rec Center:

[P]rotesters reconvened in the Linde Activities Center to hear three more speeches. Harvey Mudd senior Alexis Kaushansky, Pomona Professor Valorie Thomas, and Lisa Harper of the Inner Varsity Christian Fellowship, all spoke.
[emphasis added]

Yeah, because this couldn't be left to the Outer Varsity Christians.

Kaushansky said Harvey Mudd students discuss chemistry over lunch but never ask about what happens on the other side of Foothill Boulevard.
“We need to tear off our social blinders,” said Kaushansky.

I was a chem major, and maybe I'm weird, but I seem to recall discussing politics and our social lives over lunch, not work. And the other side of Foothill Boulevard? Don't they mean Twelfth Street? Unless they've developed very quickly, the other side of Foothill Boulevard was where some people wanted to build a little fuzzy bunny refuge, and others wanted to build a New Venture. Perhaps Ms. Kaushansky is having the TSL reporter on?

Anyway, the good discussion is happening over at the CMCStudents.com forums

I may take a break from this thing, but I am still strangely fascinated.

EDITED 3/14/2004 and removed quote from cmcstudents.com forums.