Word: causa
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Twenty-six Amherst undergraduates representing La Causa, a campus organization for students of Hispanic descent, ended their three-day occupation of Amherst's student center yesterday...
They agreed to disperse after Amherst President J. William Ward complied with their demand for a large, accessible office. He granted La Causa an area adjacent to the snack bar in the Fayerweather Social Center as their headquarters...
...Causa's 35 members had previously rejected four locations--selected by Amherst administrators over the last two years for their office. A group spokesman said the rooms were too small or inconveniently located...
Hector Banegas, chairman of La Causa, said the purpose of the occupation was to make Amherst adapt to the needs of minorities...
Jessie Bernard, research scholar Honoras Causa at Pennsylvania State University, said "Fidelity is no longer conceived of as intrinsic to marriage," adding, "there are positive aspects to extra-marital relationships." Unlike marriage in the past, Bernard added, "We now live in a society in which relationships have no intrinsic value except to provide growth for the individuals involved...