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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While Blacks comprise 10.1 percent of all undergraduates nationwide, their representation at Harvard is lower. The percentage of Black Harvard students in the Class of '83 was 8.3, but fell to 5.7 percent of the Class of '88 and has risen to 6.9 percent of this year's freshman class, according to figures from the Office of Admissions and Financial...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: Black Students Enrolled In Colleges Decreasing | 10/9/1986 | See Source »

...have been able to offer the same financialaid packages," said Carey. She said the mainreason for the lower number of Blacks at Harvardis a decline in the quality of the public schoolsystem...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: Black Students Enrolled In Colleges Decreasing | 10/9/1986 | See Source »

...presumed that everybody got off, but we don't know for sure," said one source. "They certainly had enough time to get off, because this boat was clearly slipping lower in the water more than three hours before it went under...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crippled Soviet Sub Sinks After 3 Days | 10/7/1986 | See Source »

Harvard agreed to lower Cambridge street and build the tunnel at its own expense...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Harvard Overpass Ownership Questioned | 10/7/1986 | See Source »

...changes, which lower height limits on new buildings and increase allowable residential densities in some areas while cutting back on commercial densities, were developed over the course of three years with the involvement of wide variety of groups and individuals...

Author: By Gawain Kripke, | Title: Mass. Avenue Rezoned by City | 10/7/1986 | See Source »

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