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...board and the role of the overseers," and that the letter states only her opinion. But the message is a warning, not a clarification; it was issued in an official, not a personal, capacity. Bok's letter, along with the anti-divestment flyer, constitute a totally inappropriate attempt to influence alumni through an official mailing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Election Sleaze | 4/23/1986 | See Source »

...other words, we have to counteract the age-old Harvard attempt to glorify its professors and debase (at least in relative terms) its students...

Author: By Charles T. Kurzman, | Title: Reflections on the SCR | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

...kangaroo court. I don't see it as some invidious attempt on the part of the administration to quell the divestiture movement," Raphael continues. According to Raphael and others familiar with the CRR, the body already incorporates many of the safeguards and checks its detractors seek...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: The CRR: Whose Rights, Whose Responsibilities? | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

Currier House senior Raphael says the CRR tried to distance itself from the administration during last year's proceedings, remembering: "I got the sense there was every attempt to be impartial, wondering if Dean Epps had said something for a certain effect [for example...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: The CRR: Whose Rights, Whose Responsibilities? | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

Though Chirac's program was passed by 292 votes to 285, its success is by no means assured. Socialist President Francois Mitterrand, with whom Chirac shares power, has already indicated that he will oppose any attempt to denationalize companies taken over before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France: Quick Off the Blocks | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

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