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Rape is not the only form of violation. There are other, more subtle forms of attack. Sexual harassment is a common occurrence on college campuses. Counselors give several examples: What about the teaching fellow who insisted on giving you extra help? He scheduled a review section, neglected to inform his other students, and as a result you were the only one who came. You told your roommate about it, no one else. Or the woman down the hall who was assaulted in front of her entryway by a couple of drunk guys? The proctor, disturbed by the noise, came outside...

Author: By Alison L. Jernow, | Title: Fighting for Awareness: Harvard Date Rape | 4/17/1986 | See Source »

...tattoo or even a strategically placed microchip. Late in the week a federal district court judge in Rochester, responding to a complaint from the local Humane Society against Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng, issued a temporary restraining order to halt the branding and directed the USDA to inform all dairymen participating in the program of his action. A full judicial hearing on the issue will be held this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Agriculture: Furor Over X-Rated Cows | 4/14/1986 | See Source »

Keefe denied in media reports that there was any dispute within the Dukakis administration about releasing the new estimate or that he leaked the new estimate. He claimed that he had neglected to inform the governor of the new estmiate...

Author: By Emil E. Parker, | Title: Gov. Dukakis' Administration Irked By $509 Million State Budget Surplus | 4/1/1986 | See Source »

Finally, I would like to inform Mr. Wise that the only annoyance caused by your writing was caused by the ignorance you displayed. The use of he or she when the sex of the person whom one is talking about is unknown doesn't bother me in the least. As a matter of fact I have used this form since early in elementary school, long before I knew that sexism existed and that the exclusive use of the "he" pronoun was a part of that. The non-sexist use of language came naturally to me. I have to think...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women's Studies | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

...Cambridge policy requires an employee carrying the AIDS virus to inform his boss, who in turn must inform the city manager and the health commissioner. Consulting with a team of physicians, the health commissioner has the final say on whether the employee can stay at his post...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: Policy AIDS No One | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

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