Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Parietal infractions of the previous spring had convinced college deans that it might be necessary to restrict parietal privileges for students at both Harvard and at Radcliffe. But as concern over proposed reduction in parietal privileges claimed the attention of both students and officials, the ensuing conflict escalated into a sex scandal that reached the front pages of salubrious national tabloids like Boston's own Record American...
Essentially the conflict was one of whose right it was to determine the morality of college students--the College's or the students' themselves. And in the process of decrying the proposed tightening of existing parietal rules, the class of 1964 entered the fringe of what would become the 1960s sexual revolution...
...anticipate that there will be any conflict [in the meeting]," Sheerr said, adding she could not "confirm or deny" the decision...
Although the Christian Brothers say they want to focus on educational programs instead of wine production, some insiders suspect another reason: the conflict between the order's religious values and widespread public concern about alcoholism, which has led to a general decline in liquor sales...
Golden argued that the issue was a conflict between a woman's freedom to make decisions and "government intrusion...