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In a second, more general part of the report the committee called by a vote of 11 to none, with one abstention--for broad changes in the way Harvard handles its over all policy on investments in the apartheid state.

Author: By Robert M. Neer, | Title: ACSR Calls Upon Harvard to Divest | 5/10/1984 | See Source »

By a plurality of six to five, with one abstention, the 12 member committee recommended for the first time in its 12-year history that Harvard unconditionally divest its holdings in companies that operate in the white-ruled state.

Author: By Robert M. Neer, | Title: ACSR Calls Upon Harvard to Divest | 5/10/1984 | See Source »

But the desire for a stamped identity card simply can't explain why so many Salvadorans would go so far and wait so long to vote when simple excuses--guerilla intimidation or bureaucratice confusion--could always explain an abstention. And most importantly, the voters had a clear choice: they could...

Author: By Per H. Jebsen, | Title: Too Many Vietnams | 4/5/1984 | See Source »

Not only does the letter contain already well-known information on the dangers of alcohol, but is seems to be advocating Prohibition, the Great Experiment which was officially pronounced a failure 51 years ago. The administration is "pleased to learn" that "the number of students who said they drank alcohol...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alcohol | 2/16/1984 | See Source »

After what Secretary to the Faculty John R. Marquand called "a very thorough discussion" over two meetings, the Council voted with one abstention to recommend the reimbursement to the Faculty.

Author: By Charlen T. Kuryman, | Title: Harvard May Start Paying MIT for ROTC Expenses | 1/27/1984 | See Source »

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