Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Alumni Against Apartheid candidates deserve broad-based support, despite a single-minded commitment to one cause. For one thing, arguments against divestment have now completely expired; American corporations themselves have admitted defeat. It's impressive that Harvard has the fortitude to withstand increasing public pressure on divestment, but its resilience lacks moral backing. Electing the six outside candidates will not immediately force Harvard to divest, but it would be the most substantial advance for divestment advocates...
...speakers on the Stars & Stripes tender boomed out the boat's theme song, Danger Zone, from the movie Top Gun, the skipper who lost the America's Cup had come a long way toward putting some glory after his black mark in yachting's record book. Conner's 1983 defeat by Australia broke the New York Yacht Club's 132-year winning streak. This time, Conner has heeled over, hunkered down and blasted to a comfortable -- and unexpected -- 3-1 lead over the fiber-glass-hulled New Zealand in the best-of-seven series to determine who will challenge Australia...
...formidable opponent looms. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which bemoaned last week's decision, has targeted the parental-leave bill for defeat. Mandated benefits, many business leaders argue, impose too big a financial burden on small enterprises. The decision "spells disaster," says Don Butler, president of the Los Angeles-based Merchants and Manufacturers Association. "Larger companies can shift to fill a hole, but small ones cannot do that very easily. If I employ ten females and two or more get pregnant at one time, I might as well file for bankruptcy." Discrimination against women might increase. Many companies "just...
...every February, so it seems, Harvard arrives at the 'Pot amid high expectations--and manages to go down in defeat. Last year the Crimson fell to Boston College, 4-2, in first round action...
...with Friday night's 64-44 defeat by Dartmouth at Alumni Gym in Hanover, N.H.--are the women's cagers off to a 0-3 Ivy start this year...