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...even before the new campus opened last month, it had become the enter of a local controversy that has nationwide implications. The crux of the issue in Boston: Why should taxpayers money be poured into a new public-university center with a planned enrollment of 12,500 when there is space for some 20,000 students in nearby private institutions- several of which are on the brink of financial disaster...
Lagging Behind. The crux of Medvedev's argument is that in the long run "the basic impulses for democratization of the U.S.S.R. must emerge from Soviet society itself." The right kind of Russian leader, he implies, could marshal enormous support "from below" because of widespread discontent over "the slow pace of economic, social and cultural progress, the bureaucratic system, mismanagement, lack of information and the lagging behind Western countries in many respects." Medvedev fears that pressures from the West could backfire and strengthen the hand of regressive elements. Indeed, he observes that there has already been an alarming "shift...
...impression that it could be politically influenced to be part of a cover-up in Agnew's case. While Agnew targets Petersen he is, of course, implicitly involving Petersen's superiors, both Richard son and the President, in this conspiracy to destroy him. But clearly, the crux of the matter is the nature of the evidence against Agnew. Presumably this will eventually become clear either in a court of law or in congressional proceedings...
...housing situation has financial angles that are raising eyebrows around the University. The crux of the issue is rents--at least 8 of the 25 faculty tenants pay monthly rents lower than those for comparably priced homes on the open market...
Registration itself is a breeze: you get a personalized packet with lots of forms and pamphlets, fill out a couple of these and move on to what could be the crux of your "orientation" to Harvard...