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Matthews is also frustrated by his inability to help change his surroundings; he can't, for example, renovate his building because it doesn't belong to him and might get torn down at any moment. More importantly, he hates the deterioration he sees around him in Roxbury...

Author: By Michel D. Mcqueen, | Title: Capitalism, at Work | 12/7/1979 | See Source »

...Some people think we are trying to deny Harvard by our name," Dundes said, adding the group may change its name to the "Harvard Women's Association" or a similar title. All female undergraduates automatically belong to RUS, but Dundes said she would like to see more active participation...

Author: By Monique A. Sullivan, | Title: RUS Selects New Officers For 1980 Term | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...cannot compare them with the Republic of South Africa. South West Africa does not belong to the Republic of South Africa. We were only the mandatory force. We accepted that if Rhodesia wants to become a new state on the principle of one-man, one-vote, we won't object to it because we aren't poking our noses into the affairs of Rhodesia. We never prescribe to Rhodesia what she should do. We help to create peaceful conditions in which they can come to terms with other international states who want us to cooperate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Putting a Pretty Face on Apartheid | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Nowadays it is the other way round. The richer and more upper-class the undergraduates, the more prone they are to get themselves up on proletarian fancy dress-which, incidentally, can often be quite costly-and to cultivate a nondescript accent which might belong to anyone anywhere. This is part of the worldwide social revolution for which America has provided the musical accompaniment-rock-and the uniform-jeans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Eclipse of the Gentleman | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Many of the Iranian students at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who last week pledged not to cooperate with Department of Immigration registration proceedings belong to the group, Houmayon Khalili, an Iranian student at MIT, said yesterday...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Area Iran Supporters Announce Rally | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

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