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Next month the movement to return Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenian control will attempt to broaden its character by transforming itself into a Baltic-style Armenian All-National Movement. Like similar organizations in Estonia and Lithuania, the group will officially be committed to supporting perestroika, though its agenda may not be identical to Moscow's. So far, the group's organizers have not announced a specific program, but they are expected to press for issues such as more Armenian-language instruction in schools, greater economic independence for the region, and the right to establish embassies in other Soviet republics with cities...
...student group formed to educate about drug and alcohol use will perform skits for freshman proctor groups to broaden discussion of how Harvard students cope with these issues...
...evidence of a coming peace and continued war. Substantial numbers of refugees, some from as far away as Pakistan, are returning to their homes in villages along the valley. The Council of the North, a local body organized by Massoud, continues ; to set up schools and clinics and to broaden basic administration for the region...
Stopping student organizations from dropping paid advertisements or soliciting leaflets--such as the ubiquitous HSA coupon packets--is one thing, but preventing the circulation of student publications is another. Political, literary and cultural periodicals are key forums for campus thought--and key opportunities for freshmen to broaden their interests. Access to freshman dorms is crucial for publications to circulate their opinions; without door-to-door delivery, fewer freshmen will go out of their way to pick up the publications. Because restricting distribution limits the publications' ability to be heard, it is, in effect, an infringement on the freedom...
...Jewish young people go to college and at a marriageable age come in contact with non-Jewish students. It's only natural that some of them should fall in love." The best course, he maintains, is to welcome the influx, through marriage, of seekers, some of whom may ultimately broaden and enrich the faith...