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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Asian student, Tetsuya Yamamoto '80, also tried out for "The Royal Family," did not read one of the lead roles and did not get called back. "Ideally," he says, "it would be best if directors and the audience could disregard people's backgrounds, but I don't think they can." Yamamoto isn't sure whether his ethnicity prevented him from winning a part in Garry's play, but he says he has felt "discouraged" from seeking non-Asian parts because the audience may not be receptive...
...This is my fifth year teaching this course and I never really get used to it," Eric J. Chaisson, assistant professor of Astronomy, said yesterday of Astronomy 8. "I don't think you ever get used to video tape lights on you all the time. I get as nervous as hell," he added...
...backlog of nuclear wastes and the irreperable health damage already caused by the exposure of plant workers and the general public to increasing radiation levels, we can no longer afford to leave our lives in the hands of the politicians and giant corporations. When we call for shutdowns, we get slowdowns; when we demand a phaseout they will give us some kind of moratorium. The government is trying to make nukes safe so they can continue to operate--but nukes are inherently dangerous, and we will be satisfied with nothing less than an immediate shutdown of all existing nuclear plants...
...occupy, have donated their land for camping, parking and staging uses, as well as for use as medical, information, and media centers--even though they face the threat of intimidation and harassment by local and state authorities. They have promised to be a lifeline for the occupiers once they get onto the site, raising money and providing food and supplies for as long as is necessary...
...need all the help we can get. If you do not want to occupy, you can help by doing important support work in Boston or at the legal campsite on the coast near Seabrook. Without this work the occupation will fail. We need drivers, office staffers, medics, people to gather food, supplies and money to keep the occupation going. We need people to join the occupation to replace those who will have to leave. And we need leafletters and canvassers to explain the nature of our action to others, and to join in a mass unobtrusive picket at the plant...