It was a quiet day in front of Dwinelle. This begs the question:
Where is Stoney Burke?
I always walk by Dwinelle on Tuesday afternoons to try to hear him speak. I haven't seen him around campus on for at least 5 weeks.
Is he alright? Is he sick?
Stoney Burke is a fixture of campus and a reminder of what the free speech movement was all about. Not being afraid to say what needs to be said, even if others don't like to hear it. This is something that we should all take a lesson from.
I learned much about public speaking, rhetoric and how to antagonize people by listening to him speak week after week.
I know that he had many conflicts with the UCPD. Officers told him many times to quiet down and that if he wanted to speak loudly, he could go stand in the free speech circle in Sproul Plaza. He was arrested many times but he ultimately won many times.
“The Stoney Burke Show” always drew students with a unique brand of ridiculous social satire. One of the things that he really picked up on is how cynical and apathetic this generation is.
Maybe that is why no one seems to miss him. We are all too apathetic, cynical and self concerned to give a damn.
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I think he has been there in the past 5 weeks, but I didn't seem him today either. It was eerily quiet by that tree.
I haven't seen him at all. It's soo sad. I used to spend alot of my time on Tuesday listening to him and watching the look of terror on freshmens collective faces.
When is he there then? Not from 1pm to 3:30pm.
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