Word: favor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...biggest disappointment was Bruin quarterback Hank Landers, who entered the game ranked in the top five nationally in passing and total yardage. By the time Landers completed his first pass six minutes into the contest, Harvard led, 14-0. He only connected three times more before leaving in favor of backup Craig Hemond late in the third quarter...
Council members said yesterday they would not favor any plan locking a student into his tentative course choices, but several said they would seriously consider charging students small fees for changing courses after terms begin...
...landslide Vote in favor of Question I could in the long run be the initial step of convincing the state legislature to at least amend the special provision for private colleges and universities. And for now it could scare Harvard into gradually increasing its voluntary share of the property tax burden...
...Crimson started off the second half strong with Vignali dashing 62-yards for a touchdown. However, Bruin's running back Jeff Doherty paid back the favor by running the return kick 81 yards to put Brown on the board with six points of its own. Vignali came right back with a series of rushes--earning Harvard a third touchdown with a futile attempt at an extra point...
Even students who would favor some kind of minority representation on the council have expressed doubts about the provision's wording. One problem with the plank is that seven specific groups would be represented--Asians, Blacks, disabled students, gay students, Mexican-Americans, Native Americans and Puerto Ricans. Students and Faculty question, and rightly so, why those particular groups have been singled out for representation. The constitution committee's method for choosing the groups seemed haphazard at best. Apparently, the groups that are included among the seven are ones that happened to be invited to join the committee, or who happened...