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...resolution to one of the longest-running town-gown conflicts is positive in that it will put some much needed rental units back on the market. But the way in which Harvard went about getting its cake and eating it too smacks of hypocrisy...
Since then, supporters of the bills have traded charges with opponents over who exactly caused the current shortage. The two largest landowners in the proposals thus leading to a new round of sparring in the traditional town-gown conflict. In the meantime, the prospect of urgent housing relief gets buried in layers of political conflict...
...would cost about $46,000. Hyde carefully pointed out that the First Lady's favorite designers are often just too happy for Nancy to showcase their creations and thus sell to her at a discount. The costumes Nancy was scheduled to wear included a hand-beaded, art deco ball gown by James Galanos worth $22,500 and an electric blue dress-and-coat set by Adolfo priced...
...Cambridge City Council in its regular meeting this week expressed sympathy for the tenants and it looks like another classic town gown battle is shaping up as councilors will probably consider rezoning laws in an effort to halt the sales...
More troubling still is the inappropriateness of the town gown till given the stature of the visitor and the cause he represents. Tutu was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to win political and economic justice for South Africa's nine million Blacks and "Coloureds," who currently live under the oppressive rule of a minority white government. The urgency of this cause cannot be overstated and it is testimony to its extreme nature that organizations such as the city of Boston have taken the unusual step of corporate divestiture. In fact, the irony of the University's indignant...