Word: demand
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cardinal continued his story saying that his professor's immutable stance in this instance sparked him to organize what was probably the first sit-in demonstration at Harvard. Students camped out in front of the professor's door to expose his closed-mindedness and to demand that he at least listen to a tape of Day's speech so that he might objectively determine if his previously-held notions were indeed justified...
...insufficiency of long-term ESL services currently available is a wider community problem in Chinatown. Hundreds of individuals are waiting to enroll in limited ESL classes, and the overwhelming demand often forces agencies to turn away those unable to meet minimum proficiency requirements--the people who need the classes the most...
ASIAN WOMEN HAVE long paid their dues to the garment industry. Now that the women have become unionized and demand competitive wages, they are being shafted by an industry that is increasingly leaving the U.S. in search of cheaper sources of labor...
...community out of its own pocket." Cunningham says the St. Paul's project is an opportunity for the University to do something beneficial, useful and tangible for a community gouged by Harvard's expansion toward the center of Cambridge. He hopes students will rally behind the Kiely plan and demand that Harvard accept what he claims is its responsibility to the community. "What's the purpose of a university, anyway?" he asks...
Both economic efficiency and simple fairness demand that the damages inflicted by canines--now borne solely by Yard pedestrians--be reassigned to the dog owners. I propose that those who operate these compact waste factories incur the full costs of their activity by contributing to a University "Superfund." With this money, Harvard could hire clean-up crews, as well as reimburse students for dry cleaning bills, shoe shines, and Lysol...