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...indisputable, the heroes and villains easy to discern, the achievements tangible and lasting. As the documentary points out, Selma was not just a culmination but the end of an era. Soon to come were the big-city race riots, a more militant strain of student protest and a breakup of the coalition that had driven the campaign for racial equality. Eyes on the Prize recalls the days when the sheer rightness of the cause was enough...
When Icahn first made an offer of $7.1 billion, at $31 a share, in October, Roderick resolved to save his company. The chairman knew that Icahn might sell off USX piece by piece, since the breakup value of the firm is estimated to be more than $61 a share, or $15.8 billion. USX announced that it would undertake a cost-cutting and restructuring program...
...write-off is the second largest in the company's history, trailing only the $5.5 billion reorganization charge the company took in the fourth quarter of 1983, when the breakup of the Bell System was just starting. Like many other large U.S. corporations, from Exxon to General Motors, AT&T has been forced to slim down to compete more effectively in an increasingly fierce global marketplace. Last week IBM said it had reduced its 242,000 American payroll by 10,000 jobs in 1986 by offering employees incentives for early retirement. The computer company says it sees "no signs...
Quad residents are less confused by the breakup of AT&T than other students: They are used to dialing a 1 before all 498 prefixes. They also know that a 10-minute phone call to the River is much cheaper after 11 p.m. on weeknights and after 5 p.m. on weekends...
Some students say that need is highlighted by the virtual breakup last year of the Third World Student Alliance (TWSA), a loosely formed umbrella group of Harvard's largest minority groups. The breakup was precipitated by internal disagreement about a TWSA report published last semester...