Yannis Dosios '97 said Coffey's speech waseffective but that it would not "make a differencein the long run," because it aroused emotion butno action.
"People will think about it now but willforget. [It's of] no good in the long run."
Dosios said Coffey should have suggested waysin which first-years could get involved.
Coffey said a dining services worker asked himto cut the speech short, and he was thereforeunable to reach the end, which suggested possiblesolutions.
He said people should try to buy and read"Spare Change" at least once a week. "It's nottrash, it's someone's efforts," he said.
He said volunteering at a homeless shelter wasalso a good way for Harvard students to help.
"People have their eyes on us," he said."Harvard is a breeding ground for tomorrow'sleaders. I think we should be leaders today aswell. I think we could be if we decided to.