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...Amidst confusion over parliamentary rules of procedure, the Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life (CHUL) yesterday pushed aside a request by the Gay Students Association (GSA) to include a pamphlet on homosexuality in next semester's registration packets and instead adopted a proposal to provide a second set of registration envelopes in which all official student groups may place information about their activities...
...population grows amidst economic prosperity. Suzman predicted an increase in urban violence unless the ruling National Party allows Blacks to leave the rural settlements. "The government will let the economy continue by increasing oppression and controls," Suzman said...
...wasn't exactly a tailgate party, but the Harvard rugby football club thoroughly enjoyed itself in Saturday morning's 24-0 victory over Yale amidst the wind and mud at Soldiers Field...
...Amidst all the hoopla, one main question emerged: Is compulsive shoplifting an emotional disorder or just common thievery? Daily Mail Columnist Lynda Lee-Potter said she had interviewed dozens of alleged women shoplifters and found a strong pattern: most were widowed or emotionally neglected by their husbands, and they felt no sense of dishonesty; the thefts were frequently a thrilling escape from monotony and depression, and occasionally were sexually arousing. According to Lee-Potter, one woman told her, "I got an orgasm every time I slipped something into my handbag...
Many fell amidst the poison-tipped arrows launched by New Right hit squads, such as the National Conservative Political Action Committee...