Word: givens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Georgescu's message to Romanian intellectuals is "to speak out: intellectuals have the duty to speak up when they are there." There is a faint hope given by a few courageous dissidents, but in general the prospects for changes are just plain bad. "The only way is to leave," he concludes...
What has Tony Sanchez given the world? Nothing but this book of gossip and history lifted from Roy Carr's Illustrated Record, a book that won't give anybody joy or save anybody, a crotchety little book by a wasted old man. I don't like...
Certainly, I no longer will look towards Harvard as an example of what a great university is. Perhaps Harvard, however, should look towards Bridgewater State College, where the Student Government Association has been recognized by the administration, and given an active voice in the running of the college. I shall be happy to furnish information about student government at Bridgewater to any interested person at Harvard--especially if he or she doubts that student governments are worthy of recognition. Jeffrey M. Feingold Student Government Association Bridgewater State College
...would be a statement of understanding to the peoples in Iran. Furthermore, the students and ex-students here should be encouraged to continue their studies in the eventuality that one day they will return to their country to help in its reconstruction. For these reasons, the Iranians should be given opportunities to further their education, training, and schooling according to the most enlightened principles of the democratic process and of American education...
Balcom explained that different limits might be placed on universities than on church schools. "We are looking for what's appropriate for a given neighborhood," Balcom said...