Students: Who's Who Among Campus Celebrities

Nothing is quite as ephemeral as the popularity of visiting campus celebrities. This year, as student groups draw up their schedules of guest speakers, it is clear that anyone who rides the edges of the main political, social and cultural roads is far more likely to get an invitation than those who straddle the center line. The most desirable speaker, if only he were available, insists one Berkeley student leader, would be Ho Chi Minh. Almost as good, a Harvard student sighs sadly, would have been an other Communist, the newly deceased "Che"...

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