During the 1960's, the country's morale was weakened by the Vietnam war and social problems. At that the time, many young people were attracted to political groups. The groups all had similar long lists of things they wanted to accomplish. Their extensive included ending the war, feeding the hungry, and doing away with social prejudice. In universities, they demanded courses that were more to the times: women's studies, African American literature, and world religions. These activists hoped such classes would serve as a(n) to the "traditional" thinking of the 1950's they found so harmful. But in some cases, students also insisted that unversitites stop offering classical literature courses, saying such courses were nothing more than for an outdated way of life. Many small "underground" newspapers of the time helped to the idea that the past had nothing worthwhile to offer. Today, some '60's activists are concerned by the that they believe they see among today's young people. These former activists fear today's students are, at best, so lacking in spirit as to be and harmless. At worst, they are so money hungry and so that they genuinely don't care about people who are poverty-stricken. However, others believe the for social progress are bright. Many of today's students do volunteer work as a way of helping bring about change.