Word: ganges
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Simi Valley residents--like their suburban soulmates in Potomac--are proud to say their community is not tainted by the problems of the city, like gang violence and homelessness...
From Peggy Sanday's Fraternity Gang Rape to studies last year in the journals Sex Roles and Family Relations and surveys by the Chronicle of Higher Education and The Washington Monthly, researchers find that fraternal organizations are the greatest culprits in on-campus violence...
Over six years ago, Jesus Romero was sentenced to death for taking part in the 1984 gang rape and murder of a 15-year-old in San Benito, Texas. He might ! have been sent to a mental hospital instead if his court-appointed attorney had presented available evidence to the jury that supported an insanity defense. "His lawyer had no idea there was information available that Romero was completely insane at the time of the crime," contends Nick Trenticosta, who handled Romero's appeals. During the course of his appeals, a lower federal court ruled that Romero had received ineffective...
...Real World may improve as the subjects get used to the camera and fed up with one another. With a little more psychic turmoil, the show might even become a hit. Imagine the possibilities: young viewers turn off Beverly Hills, 90210 for Tales of the SoHo Seven. The gang gets back together for a sequel. There's a reunion after seven years, then 14, then 21 . . . Come on, Julie, go for those strawberries...
...BURNED-OUT LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORhoods may not be able to rebuild, even if they have the resources. They need permits. Many Angelenos in the ravaged areas are expected to oppose permits for so-called nuisance businesses: liquor stores, pawn shops, auto-repair shops and cheap motels. Says one gang member: "We were doing some renovation to the neighborhood. There are too many liquor stores in our community...