Word: activists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ambiguous nature of Harvard's intentions to dispose of these six recently purchased parcels troubles longtime tenant activist Michael H. Turk. "It's always difficult to determine to what extent HRE is engaged in property acquisitions for the sake of expanding Harvard's commercial property or as a cover for the extension of the University itself," says Turk, a frequent opponent of Harvard who lives in University-owned housing...
...tenant activist summed it up best in this comment on Harvard's real estate actions in the Square: "HRE has an attitude of the less said, the less known, the better." That's not the proper philosophy for Cambridge's number one corporate citizen...
Critics of Dukakis say his victory in 1982 represented a public relations coup rather than a political re-orientation. "I was completely convinced that Dukakis had changed [in 1982]. What had changed was his presentation, tremendously," says Jean Deaver, a Boston community activist who has opposed the Governor's economic programs...
...course, universities produce the educated students and the basic research that fuel the economy. Universities such as Harvard, however, can do much more. The activist university must start to enter the scene, venture out past the walls of the ivory tower and tackle the problems--such as illiteracy, a lack of competitiveness and faltering ethical standards--facing the real world. It must place such goals among its top priorities if it is to retain the public trust...
...most important factor in shaping the conduct and tone of a trial remains the guidance of the judge. But judges are worried that an incautious intervention from the bench might provide a basis for appeal. The result, says Gloria Allred, an activist Los Angeles attorney, is that "judges, who want to allow the defense as much of a chance as possible, sometimes err on the side of the defendant by allowing the victim to be vigorously cross-examined." When they do, the only palliative seems to be public protest. The storm over Hanson's treatment last week...