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Organizers of last year's protest said their demonstration was provoked both by dissatisfaction with parents' weekend and criticisms of Harvard: the dearth of tenured Hispanic professors, the absence of an ethnic studies department and statements made by Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53 that the group called insensitive...
...Bush's case, avoiding the press was understandable; when you can't put together a complete sentence that hasn't been written out for you, it's natural reaction, But in the case of Reagan, the master of image whose thoughtful "Well..." bailed him out many times, the dearth of press conferences and constant miming of "I can't hear you" needs more justification, Such an attitude also might have contributed to animosity in the opinion media...
Perhaps Cambridge's dearth of snow so far this year has kept us skeptical that winter's really coming. But when I lived at home, even a snowless Long Island December was never enough to preclude the lights lining houses and entangled in leafless trees that let us know it was time to go shopping...
...program, soon to be expanded to all the UMass campuses, will address the problem of the university's dearth of minority students, officials said. The grant, awarded by L.G. Balfour Foundation, will fund the program for three years, The Boston Globe reported yesterday...
Although he lamented the dearth of American interest in "serious theater," Albee himself has recently risen to new prominence, with eight of his productions scheduled for performance this year at the Signature Theater Company of New York...