Word: fearfully
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Afro-American Studies' birth at Harvard was indeed painful. The department, created in the aftermath of the Harvard strike of 1969, can't seem to shake that era's legacy of tension, fear and bitterness. Even the Faculty vote establishing the department sparked a major controversy, for the body had committed the exceptionally rare action of disregarding a committee recommendation...
Many Cantabrigians accept Walsh's arguments. Many others, especially those who are tenants and not landlords, fear the spread of condos so much that they are making it the biggest issue in this fall's municipal election. "Contrast it with what's been happening in Boston where Mayor (Kevin) White has been able to quiet it all down," Sullivan said. "Condos and rent control are the kinds of issues that are important to focus on," he continues, "because they allow us to get at the contradictions in voting for the independent candidates." The independent city councilors are often lined...
...faculty members in the department say they are skeptical about the committee members' commitment to Afro-American Studies. They worry about losing control over the focus and direction of Afro-American Studies, and note that only one member of the committee--Southern--is affiliated with the department. Concentrators also fear that the committee will underestimate African studies...
...cases where students expressed suicidal tendencies. While he and other college health officials are reluctant to release actual figures, he says that the number of suicides a year at Harvard is almost negligible. Because there are so few cases, UHS officials hesitate to reveal any facts, for fear that identities may be discovered. "You hear a lot about the suicide rate going up among the young people in the country," Walters admits, but he adds quickly that this trend has not hit Harvard. He doesn't beat around the bush; when you ask him why students here...
...also being used by psychologists to help people lose weight, stop smoking and overcome phobias like the fear of flying. If subliminals were put on TV, explains Becker, they could be directed specifically at such killers as obesity, drugs and bad driving. Says he: "We could eliminate weight problems in one generation, reduce auto Insurance...