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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...equity: Is it fair to provide more for a married employee than for a gay colleague who does the same work? There is also a larger moral issue. Health plans, pension programs and inheritance laws are designed to accommodate the traditional family. But nowadays, only 27% of U.S. households consist of two parents with children, down from 40% in 1970. Is the goal of encouraging traditional families therefore obsolete? Is it discriminatory? Or is it now more necessary than ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Should Gays Have Marriage Rights? | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

...Board of Overseers which in turnhelps appoint the visiting committees that monitorall aspects of the University. Although thesevisiting committees consist largely of prominentacademics in the field they supervise, largedonors have been known to secure places on them...

Author: By Adam K. Goodheart, | Title: Alumni and Fundraising: Harvard's Give and Take | 11/9/1989 | See Source »

...objective is in fact to provide "balance" by giving information which has so far been denied a hearing in academic and other forums in the United States. An "opposing viewpoint" would consist of denying the facts--or celebrating them. By opening the conference to the general public, we fully expect both approaches to feature in audience discussion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Israel, South Africa and Free Speech at Harvard | 11/8/1989 | See Source »

Longsworth said the rest of the soldiers were to arrive later yesterday and today. He said most of the units consist of military police...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pentagon Reports Looting in Hugo's Wake | 9/22/1989 | See Source »

Although it is called volleyball, there are some signal differences between the seaside sport and the amateur game played in schools and in the Olympics. Regular volleyball employs six players a side on a hard-surface court, while beach teams consist of only two usually bare-foot acrobats who charge through the sand to get to the ball, giving the game the flavor of balletic misdemeanor. The ball used on the beach is somewhat heavier than the indoor one, mainly to counteract the effects of sea breezes. The object of both games is to make the ball hit the floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Beach Volleyball Nets Big Bucks | 8/28/1989 | See Source »

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