Word: actioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bishop Robert L. Isaksen of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America said in an interview last month that the church's investigation into Thiemann's action is "just beginning." The church officially opposes pornography...
...space of a few weeks, a largely unorganized and inactive group, the Coalition Against Sexual Violence, had rallied supporters around a call for awareness and action. Their red buttons, proclaiming that "Rape Happens at Harvard," were soon seen on backpacks and coat lapels across campus...
...about their experiences for the first time. One of the victims criticized Harvard for taking rape too lightly, since both of the victims' alleged attackers--Joshua M. Elster and D. Drew Douglas, both Class of 2000--had not been expelled from Harvard. This revelation sparked the coalition to action...
Outside Harvard, Rudenstine has been visible on a few issues--diversity and affirmative action and funding for scientific research and student aid, primarily. Affirmative action, in particular, has been his signature song...
...Rudenstine's presence at Harvard appears weak, he is practically invisible on the national scene. His behind-the-scenes tactics have substituted for taking a public stand as affirmative action has been rolled back nationwide...