Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Your article on the Defeat Homophobia poll ("Students Support Gay Rights, Survey Reveals," May 9, 1988) was extremely informative. As presented, there seems to be a contradiction in the results; Harvard students overwhelmingly support gay, lesbian and bisexual rights, yet there is widespread use of epithets such as "fag," "dyke," and "queer" on campus. I would like to add a few comments on this point...
There is no "innocent" use of these terms, only ignorant use. Clarissa C. Kripke '89 Co-founder, Defeat Homophobia
...Crimson's only defeat this season came at the hands of Navy and Penn two weeks ago in extremely rough conditions on the Severn River in Annapolis...
Harvard, which has not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 1984--when it suffered a 5-4 defeat at the hands of the University of Massachusetts in the quarterfinal round--has the goal-scorers to go all the way. Felsen, the team's co-captain, has turned in a career year with a 38-14--52 line and seems destined for All-America honors. Joslin is proving as adept with a lacrosse stick as she is with a hockey stick. She sports a 29-9--38 line...
...over the National Assembly since the country became a republic four decades ago. The Democratic Justice Party won only 125 of the legislature's 299 seats, leaving it 25 votes short of a majority. Clearly shaken by his party's poor showing, Roh declared that he "humbly" accepted the defeat, and tried to find a bright side to it. Said he: "The parliamentary elections, in a sense, will offer an opportunity to advance political maturity in our country." But he acknowledged that "numerous difficulties are expected in the execution of state affairs...