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...John T. Koch, assistant professor of Celtic languages and literature, says that he originally expected 45 students to take Literature and Arts C-14, "The Celtic Heroic Age." Much to his surprise, 91 students chose to take the class this fall, and the Coop's shelves are now empty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Can't Find Books? Don't Blame The Coop Now, Professors Say | 9/27/1989 | See Source »

...American racial and ethnic groups on the way up, gaining control of city hall is confirmation of emerging political clout. So it was a triumphal moment last week when Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins defeated three-term incumbent Edward I. Koch to win the Democratic Party mayoral primary in New York City. Since Democrats outnumber Republicans 5 to 1, Dinkins became an instant choice to prevail over the Republican challenger, former U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, and become the first black chief executive of the nation's largest city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hope, Not Fear | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...midst of the August insanity, Mayor Edward Koch was standing on his last political legs, fighting off a serious primary challenge by David Dinkins, who is Black. Not surprisingly, the two candidates stayed clear of blatant racial appeals--such tactics are tantamount to political suicide in light of New York's diverse electorate...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Healing the Wounds of New York | 9/20/1989 | See Source »

...election became almost a referendum on the future of race relations in New York City. Although Koch was trying to win back the Black electorate (which he deperately needed to do), his tone was typically shrill and aggravating...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Healing the Wounds of New York | 9/20/1989 | See Source »

...mayor is the one symbol that can inspire people to change their attitudes and return a city from hysteria to harmonious sanity. I can't be sure--but that encounter outside Penn Station might not have happened if New York had voted for another four years of Ed Koch...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Healing the Wounds of New York | 9/20/1989 | See Source »

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