Word: attractions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...early decision acceptances were women and James McMenamin, director of admissions, said that, in addition, applications increased by several hundred more than predicted. The rise was generated in part by an increase in male applicants, confirming a central argument of coeducational supporters--that the admission of women would also attract more...
Ever since the changes began, a group of neighborhood residents has tried to oppose them. The Defense Fund, which now claims membership of up to 600 area residents, first coalesced in 1979 to prevent the Kennedy Library from locating on what is now Kenneds St. Learing that it would attract additional crowds and impose an un manageable burden on the already strained parking facilities of the Square Opponents of the Harvard area site won that battle and they soon directed their energies to two other development University Place and Parcel B the direction of which they felt to be crucial...
This observation has generated two concerns among those monitoring the Square. The first is that pinball and liquor joints draw undesirable elements. "They attract people who want to come to drink." says Johnson, adding. "They are not based at Harvard College. The Square is becoming an unattractivew place for people who live around here, and it raise the question of who's the Square for?" Citizens have complained of rising crime rates surrounding certain Square bars...
...tile. Although policemen can be seen directing traffic, the uniformed squadrons that patrol some other Soviet-bloc capitals are absent; if the police are out of sight, they can nonetheless appear on the scene when necessary. The coast along the Black Sea is dotted with hotels built to attract Western tourists (and their currency), but the mountains and high plains are sprinkled with villages that appear to have changed little since the days of Alexander...
Facing these grim facts of life, all 13 A.C.M. colleges are eager to become better known in the growing Southwest. To save money and attract a bigger audience, they mounted a joint recruiting effort and made a recent four-day whirlwind tour of Denver, Albuquerque, Tucson and Phoenix...