Word: contends
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...HRAACF members contend that their exclusion from the event goes against this commitment to diversity...
...Friday, Harvard had to contend with Princeton's cavernous Jadwin Gym and its 6,408 screaming, taunting faithful. Last year the Jadwin crowd actually garnered a technical foul for rocking the Harvard basket by jumping up and down in the bleachers...
Ever since Jack and Jill went up the hill, children on playgrounds have been shoved around or called fathead. And as kids notice sexual differences--something our Baywatch society makes it hard for them to ignore--a whole new arsenal of insults opens up. Those supporting the Davis suit contend that sexualized behavior can often get out of hand. And when schools sweep problems aside by saying "Kids will be kids"--or, more often, "Boys will be boys"--sexual harassment can become sexual discrimination, since the fear and psychological stress can take a toll on a child's ability...
Supporters of the lawsuit contend the lines would be clear, with the school responsible only for taking reasonable action rather than ensuring that the behavior ends. Yet the moving parts are many and concerning. The behavior would have to be severe, repeated and objectionable to a reasonable person. But it's hard to see which jeers and touches would meet everyone's definition of unreasonable. And as the courts test that standard, they will also have to measure what it means for a school to take reasonable action. Was detention too little or suspension too much...
...Barkers will also challenge that 1997 sale of 280 acres of their farm at auction to local real estate developer Ossie Smith. They contend that local officials denied their eldest son, Phillip R., the right to purchase the farm at its appraised price after the foreclosure--even though he had the financing to do so. They also claim that Smith bulldozed the grave of Dorathy's father on the property--despite a court-ordered stay pending outcome of the class action. Smith refuses to comment on the allegation...