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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...such, the movement to force colleges and universities to divest their holdings in companies that do business in South Africa captured the imagination of the mostly listless campus generation. "The South African issue caught on in 1985 in a way that no issue had since the 1960s," says Robert Price, a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. "We were briefly back into a period of politicization and mobilization, which we had not seen since the '70s." By now over 150 colleges, 80 cities, 26 states and 17 counties have divested their stock in companies that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nelson Mandela: A Hero's Welcome | 7/2/1990 | See Source »

...nightcap, Huskie hurler Sue Rybczmk didn't give up any hits to the listless Crimson bats. In fact, it was Rybczmk's hit--a beaning of another Harvard catcher, Liz Resnick--that spoiled her attempt for a perfect game in Storrs, Conn...

Author: By Mick Stern, | Title: Batswomen Scratch Out One Hit in Two Games | 4/20/1990 | See Source »

However, Shyjan recovered from the listless second set performance to overpower Maltby, 6-1, to capture the match...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: Netmen Give Hawkeyes a Black Eye, 8-1 | 3/23/1990 | See Source »

...crackling issues. Ronald Reagan was yesteryear's big draw, taking the conservative movement into the White House and redefining American politics. But now that the Reagan revolution is rooted in Washington and peaceful revolutions are wasting reds in Nicaragua, Eastern Europe and even Moscow, conservatives are left with a listless, morning-after feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can The Right Survive Success? | 3/19/1990 | See Source »

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