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...center would "give minority groups a focal point so they don't feel isolated on campus," says Cooper...

Author: By Michael E. Joachim, | Title: 'Excessive Ethnocentric Behavior is Dysfunctional' | 6/6/1985 | See Source »

Also, this rejection of the postponement request is a slap in the face to student confidence in the College. It remains ironic that such a student request has been denied in a semester in which the College has made student-Faculty contact a focal point of discussion in its top committees...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: Built for Speed | 5/24/1985 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: A Common Bond of Suffering | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

...campus activism on the divestment issue has receded from the heights of 1983, Harvard divestment activists hope the appearance of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson at a student-led rally in April (see story, page one) will rejuvenate a movement that has in the past decade been a focal point of vigorous student protest...

Author: By Rebecca K. Kramnick, | Title: Divestment Groups Plan More Public Activism | 3/14/1985 | See Source »

Margaret W. Brooks and her husband will come see the life and times of their son, Preston W. Brooks '96 of Eliot House. "I love to come up and this weekend is a great focal point. I'm looking forward to meeting other parents, in particular, the parents of my son's roommates. We all love the lads, and we'll form a larger family this weekend," said Margaret Brooks

Author: By P.m. NATASHA Chang, | Title: Weekend Attracts Junior Parents | 3/1/1985 | See Source »

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