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...shock and an unwelcome surprise. But it's been done; the award has been offered. And unless the K-School and Allison are willing to gravely affront the Reagan Administration, the award will likely fall into Meese's hands in May, while protesters picket outside and distinguished professors either boycott the ceremony or voice questions about the Attorney General's competence...
Much campus criticism has been leveled at the CRR, which has been the subject of a student boycott during much of its 17-year history. The body last fall gave several divestment activists suspended requirements to withdraw from the College for their role in two spring protests...
...send delegates to the CRR, nor did the undergraduate houses. This year it has decided not to initiate the delegate selection process unless the administration takes suitable action to deal with the CRR, Henry said. Most of the undergraduate houses have also voted in their house committees to boycott the CRR at least temporarily...
...last week the dispute over the parks ordinance had expanded into a more general grievance over the dearth of commercial facilities in Detroit. During the past decade the city has lost most of its famous retailers, and black leaders hope a boycott will pressure merchants to provide convenient outlets for the city's thousands of black customers. The N.A.A.C.P.'s Adams urged Detroiters to use the Lenten season to abstain from shopping at all stores in the suburbs, not just the ones in Dearborn. "Don't shop anywhere but in Detroit," he told his congregation. "If you can't find...
Nevertheless, the boycott is an embarrassment for the city that is home to the Ford Motor Co., the fourth-largest corporation in the U.S. and one praised for its vigorous hiring and promotion of black rank-and-file workers and executives, including many who commute to Dearborn daily. The campaign has received some visible support from the Detroit police department, which pulled out of a crime-prevention convention last week because it was held in Dearborn. Several other organizations, including an education group and a black sorority, have canceled or are considering calling off events in Dearborn...