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...This is a conscious effort not to just have arally," said Bromson. "The events on April 3 and 4are not the focal points [of this spring'sactivism...
...people who are already homophobic, AIDS has definitely increased tension and hostility [between gay people and heterosexuals on campus]," says Suzanne Litke. "AIDS has become a focal point...
...hope will block a few shots as he goes. "He has had a binding effect," says Bob Ferry, the general manager who drafted Bol in the second round. "Unconsciously, and sometimes consciously, even 'team' players seldom worry about anyone else as much as themselves. But Manute has been a focal point of selflessness. They love him." So, it appears, do the fans at every station...
Things are back to normal now. In fact, the MBTA has left the Square in better shape than it found it. New landscaping, widened brick sidewalks, and a new home for the Square's bustling focal point, Out of Town News, now grace the Coop's front yard. A pink and blue Disneyland-style information booth, which opened in June, is the latest addition to the spiffed-up Square...
...wave of immigrants, says former California Governor Jerry Brown, is gradually changing the country's angle of vision. "The Pacific Rim is becoming the focal point for economic and political concerns," he says. "This immigration will eventually move Europe to a lower priority in the way we look at the world." It is a mistake, though, to think of immigrants as an undifferentiated clump, politically or otherwise. Not only do they differ by national origin and social class and ideology but also according to whether they plan to stay permanently or eventually return home. "What binds Americans to one another...