Word: accessing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Court case against the New York State Club Association. Many rich and famous social clubs, such as the Century Club, are under attack by professional business women who charge that commercial interactions take place among the restricted membership of the clubs, and thus women are prevented from having equal access to their colleagues in the business community...
Regardless of the outcome of Scholnick's complaint, her action has renewed campus-wide debate on the clubs, bringing to the surface what seemed to be a dormant issue. Already a student group called Stop Witholding Access Today (SWAT) has been formally approved, pledging to support Schkolnick's case and to make students think before they join the clubs. And last night, the Undergraduate Council debated resolutions to provide funding for Schkolnick and to give her moral support...
...claim that women are denied access to any kind of valuable libraries is a fallacy," says Zubrensky, adding that the books are mainly those left behind by students when they graduate...
While Schkolnick complaint hinges on her contention that she does not have access to the libraries, dining hall services and educational and professonial networks offered by the clubs, she also points to evidence of continued ties between the College and clubs...
Nonetheless, some students complain that the University continues to give the Fly Club preferential treatment in the use of the garden. Schkolnick says members of the club have access to the garden at any time, while student groups have to fill out a form and get a key from Epps...