Word: leveller
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard currently has an "umbrella" policy on alcohol that attempts to respect students' right to privacy. No explicit rules exist for parties that stay private, but once a party exceeds a certain size or noise level, officials consider it "public" and may shut it down...
...performance shone. A rousing version of "Like a Rolling Stone" brought the crowd of 1000 to their feet, and Dylan growled his way through "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" in a winning manner. After a few opening songs in which he looked restrained, the energy level never flagged, and, as always, Dylan looked gratifyingly scruffy with his black leather and tangled hair. He spent a little too long proving that he could be uncompromising, but the talent was there, and it's the mark of a truly great performer that he can spend the night ignoring his audience...
Dayan and Mikhael-Ashrawi held opposing views on the role women should play in the Middle East peace process. Mikhael-Ashrawi said she wanted Palestinian women to act on a grassroots level, participating in protests and creating community-based organizations...
...level of violence is reduced because the political process is started," she said, adding that women must be directly involved in politics if they wish to be heard. "My place is where the decisions are being made, not on the streets...
...recognized that the root of the problem was confusion and complacency inside most departments, and that the solution lay in effecting change at the departmental level. Since professors in many departments react strongly against the possibility of such change, a mechanism had to be devised to some-how make the departments accountable for their efforts to improve their attitudes and policies...