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Throughout the campaign, Ershad made it clear that he would brook no nonsense from his adversaries. When one opposition leader, Begum Khaleda Zia, the widow of a former President who was slain in an attempted military coup in 1981, called for an election boycott and seemed to hint that the armed forces should distance themselves from the government, Ershad slapped her under virtual house arrest. He then declared that anyone urging a boycott would go to prison for up to seven years...
That spring, Southern took a semester-long sabbatical. While she was away, a group of junior faculty met with Rosovsky to voice their dissatisfaction with her performance as chairman. At the same time, in a series of demonstrations, which included a day-long boycott of classes, students charged the administration--and Rosovsky in particular--with a systematic campaign to destroy the department...
...group of sophomores led by Charles Joseph Bonaparte, who would eventually become Secretary of the Navy and then attorney general under Teddy Roosevelt, decided to boycott the 100-year-old Hasty Pudding and join the much younger Pi Eta Club. Not satisfied there, they dropped out. In reaction, the Hasty Pudding and Pi Eta clubs acted to prevent Bonaparte and his friends from joining any of the junior waiting clubs. And so the Signet was born as a juniors-only club...
...members point to that boycott--and a lack of familiarity with the CRR which it has caused--as a source of student dissatisfaction...
...Eleven decision was the biggest move yet by convenience chains against the skin books. It was hailed by anti pornography activists, including the National Federation for Decency and the Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty Federation. Both groups have supported a boycott of 7-Eleven for selling adult magazines. In a prepared statement, Falwell offered "my congratulations to the Southland Corp. for putting principle above financial gain. I sincerely hope that Christians in America will now show their appreciation by supporting 7-Eleven nationally...