Word: discussion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...equally reticent on other issues. On rent control: "I don't think it has done the job it set out to do and I don't want to discuss it any more." On condominium conversion: "I don't believe it[the charge that conversion forces the poor out of Cambridge]--next question, please...
...visitors to this "college town" may get the impression that the people, buildings and stores all look alike. Harvard Square around 5 p.m. contains quite an assortment of individuals, but most have some academic affiliation. Whether it is the coffee shops that cater to students seeking a place to discuss their intellectual pursuits, the movie houses offering intellectual entertainment or flashers attmepting to expose themselves to unwitting Radcliffe women, everyone--or most everyone--appears to be seeking intellectual fulfillment...
...UNIQUE FEATURES of Marat/Sade is the constant presence of lunatics, not directly involved in the reenactment of Marat's death. They remain on stage, becoming the illustration of all that Marat and Sade discuss--they are the Parisian poor, rightfully indignant against injustice in Marat's eyes, depraved in Sade's. The asylum guards are there, too, to underline the absurdity of the statement by the asylum director (Stephen Toope) that everything has changed, that Napoleon has brought demands for liberty, equality and brotherhood to fruition...
However, taking into consideration all the "puffery" that floats around campaign speeches, John Riseman, a member of the Quality of Life Committee, a community group which opposes construction of the gym, said Thursday a public hearing to discuss the issue in front of the Cambridge City Council had been scheduled after the election to avoid superficial treatment of the problem...
Citizens opposed to Radcliffe's plan to construct an athletic facility for Quad residents will present complaints and discuss options to restrict Harvard's development of Observatory Hill, Richard McKinnon, assistant to the city council, said yesterday...