Word: blacking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...controversy surrounding an alleged case of racial harassment by city police last March ended this summer when a civilian review board voted unanimously to dismiss the complaint filed by two Black Harvard students...
...students charged that police singled them out because they were Black. The incident sparked protests on campus last spring, and Williams and Cochrane filed a complaint with the Cambridge Police Review and Advisory Board against the officers involved...
There was just one snag. Along with the trust fund, Stillman left Harvard an all-too-real forest in upstate New York. Unfortunately, almost no one bothered using the Black Rock forest for research. This left Harvard with a problem: how to get rid of the forest without giving up the trust fund...
When Harvard originally announced its plan to sell the forest in 1984, it immediately came under attack from alumni and environmental groups, who argued that the endowment--now worth more than $2.5 million--was primarily meant for Black Rock's upkeep...
Under the conditions of the sale, Black Rock will remain forever wild, according to Vice President and General Counsel Daniel Steiner '54. Harvard and the Golden Foundation will both contribute to a new endowment to maintain the property...