Word: expression
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lowell House, a diverse group of students spontaneously chose to protest his presence. Our was that it would be gross neglect of civic duty to knowingly allow a spokesperson for racial supremacy to be welcomed into our community without a presentation of deepest outrage. How is one to express that conviction? Which means of action are open to students confronted with the responsibility to protest...
...least among gays. But he captures the panic and self-hatred that AIDS has unleashed. He dishes up highly imaginative invective, not least toward a character based upon himself. And he creates a complex, interesting romance between his surrogate, played by Brad Davis (who starred in the film Midnight Express), and a New York Times fashion reporter, portrayed with appealing directness and believability by D.W. Moffett. The reporter, who contracts AIDS, speaks the focal line: "There is not a good word to be said for anybody's behavior in this whole mess...
...major non-Communist trading partners. When President Carter imposed sanctions on grain sales to the Soviet Union following the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Moscow simply found new suppliers, principally Argentina. The U.S. had tried to prevent the sale of oil- and gas-pipeline equipment to the Soviets to express its disapproval of Soviet involvement when martial law was imposed in Poland in late 1981, but Washington backed off when its European allies raised angry protests. The U.S. also imposed a variety of sanctions against Poland itself in 1982. Some of these remain, such as suspension of most-favored-nation...
...Smiths burst out in '84 with music that breathed new life into the pop ballad. Vocalist Morrissey (maybe soon singers will call themselves just Sam or Mary) possesses a voice that floats in and around Johnny Marr's guitar riffs in elegant, almost improvised anxiety. Morrissey's lyrics express the range of human emotions from suicidal depression to mild unhappiness; he's the ugly, shy boy who everyone picks on and thinks is a fairy--and they're right, too. Yet the Smith's eponymous debut album never descended into mere whining; the self-pity was tempered by self-deprecating...
...positions on the committee in recent years, and Faculty members formally appointed to the committee for this academic year say they are uncertain of the body's purpose. Administrators said yesterday that they will seek undergraduate representatives through House committees but will pursue investigations without them if no students express interest in serving on the body...