Word: beene
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvey G. Cox, Thomas professor of Divinity School professor and close friend of Martin-Baro speculates that the massacre may have been part of a larger power struggle.
"It was an internal struggle between the military and the [rightist] Arena Party. This could very well have been a way for the right wing to show their rivals in the party 'Who's in charge,'" Cox says.
Right-wing violence directed against academic institutions has historical roots within El Salvador. The formerly prominent state-run Universidad Nacional de El Salvador (UNES) was devastated in 1979 by the army and was shut down from 1981 and 1984. Although since reopened, it has never been able to regain the...
"Yes, they intend to continue," said Rev. Paul C. Kenney, Jesuit press officer for the New England province. "I would say that it is going to be more than business as usual. There has been a challenge to stop the intellectual opposition to the destruction in El Salvador."
It may have been their poorest performance of the season, but Harvard still had a shot to come away with the victory down the stretch. With 20 seconds remaining, the score was tied, 74-74. The Crimson failed to convert on its next two possesions and was forced to foul...