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Some students today say that the department should assert itself more politically...

Author: By Elizabeth J. Riemer, Rebecca M. Wand, and Anna D. Wilde, S | Title: Afro-Am Studies Grows Under New Leadership | 5/10/1993 | See Source »

...bargaining power is based on two claims, one rooted in practicality, the other in justice. The moral argument that discrimination is always wrong seems to be gaining momentum -- although religious groups assert that morality actually demands discrimination against homosexuality as unnatural and ungodly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Marching Together | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

...lover was killed in an automobile crash, Mixner told of the tragedy to many friends, changing the gender. He did not come out until he was 30. A recovering alcoholic, he blames his drinking at least partly on the strains of concealing his true nature. When he decided to assert his homosexuality, he did it with characteristic thoroughness, sending letters to hundreds of his political acquaintances. Some withdrew or thought he was crazy. Bill and Hillary Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Marching Together | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

Even Manager of Operations for Security Robert J. Dowling, whom Johnson has defended in the face of allegations of harassment and discrimination in the security guard unit, said in a February interview that he would like the chief to assert himself more...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: The Embattled Chief | 4/9/1993 | See Source »

...simply a positive thing for the women. [We want] to assert our role, make our presence on the council felt," Garza said

Author: By Ivy A. Wang, | Title: Women on Council Meet to Discuss Role | 3/26/1993 | See Source »

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