The conservative Communist leadership that not so long ago bemoaned student apathy now needs to radically readjust its assumptions.

In contrast to many of New York's inner-city schools, which are plagued by enormous student apathy and attendance problems, St. Augustine seems to be suffused with school spirit.

It was established in 1979 in an attempt to combat student apathy, and it remains central to campus culture by providing an open forum for free speech.

So much for student apathy.

Critical of student apathy and materialism in general, he is particularly disturbed that so many blacks use poverty and racism as excuses for failing to develop their own potential.

When he stepped down from the editorship, the November 1975 issue carried a story slamming student apathy and a cartoon captioned: 'Will Tiger Tim's boat sink without a replacement?'

Students at the University of New Hampshire held a rally last Tuesday against acquaintance rape, but the low turnout underscored what organizers said was student apathy on the issue.

Yet in my four years here, student apathy has been more noteworthy than activism.

The spring 2007 issue of Third Rail which focused on student apathy featured a cover shot of two nude students, one male, and one female.

During the 1970s the publication, faced with financial difficulties and increasing levels of student apathy, was rescued by a group of interested postgraduates.