Word: concerns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Republicans, on the other hand, have always kept a pretty low profile in this city of 96,000. While the city's diverse immigrant groups and blue collar workers support bread and butter issues, intellectuals and students from Cambridge's two major universities concern themselves with issues like the nuclear freeze movement and granting sanctuary to Central American refugees...
...American Civil Liberties Union, Shattuck has assumed responsibility for Harvard's extensive lobbying efforts in Washington. He has also strived to improve the University's sometimes stormy relations with Cambridge. This year, he fought cuts in student aid proposed by the Reagan Administration and voiced Harvard's concern that the proposed tax reform plan would lessen charitable contributions to the University. In addition, he overseas the Harvard News Office...
...economist considered Nobel-prize worthy, has just completed a first year in University Hall's top position, sticking to his characteristic silence and making few waves. He claims he's "getting to know people" during his twelve-hour workdays, but acknowledges that one of his major areas of concern is with the computerization of Harvard. He hopes to see an effective network of machines installed to help facilitate academic research during his tenure...
...larger than adviser ones, some Yardlings must travel beyond their entryway to find academic counseling. Yet, don't think it's taboo to ask your proctor academic questions even if he or she is not your official adviser. Advisers will hold more formal discussions than proctors. Many of these concern concentration course and even career choices. The bulk of their work comes at the start of the semester when advisers schedule individual meetings with freshmen to help them choose courses as well as to sign their study cards...
Federal Reserve Chairman Volcker voiced new concern about corporate debt last month during congressional testimony concerning the Reagan Administration's tax program. He criticized part of the plan because it allowed interest payments to remain deductible. That, said Volcker, encourages companies to borrow instead of selling stock to raise funds...