(Source: Sonoma State University) September marked the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement and the efforts and contributions of its founder, Mario Savio, continue to be recognized across the nation. But the activist-turned-professor didn't seek the spotlight, and in fact shied away from it later in life as a faculty member at Sonoma State University. "It was hard to be Mario Savio because he didn't want to be famous," said Jonah Raskin, former colleague and friend of the late free speech activist and Sonoma State professor. "People read about him or saw him or heard him on TV and had an idea of who he was and in a lot of ways, he just wanted to be an ordinary...
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