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...days before, Hillel and the Black Students Association (BSA) had released a joint letter condemning the display of both swastikas and confederate flags. And early this week, groups organized by BSA held "eat-ins" in the Kirkland and Cabot dining halls. At the eat-ins, the association's president, Mecca J. Nelson '92, called for a strong response to the Confederate flags from University and College administrators, including "a policy that will prevent this kind of thing in the future...
...there is no greater place for those with the "shop till you drop" attitude than Kittery, a town that is nothing less than the Mecca of factory outlets. In an utterly disgusting display of commercialism and poor community planning, more than 14 malls dot a three-mile section of Route...
...gulf fairly rapidly. Although Washington may leave some troops in the region temporarily, a permanent military presence would probably provoke more political trouble than it would be worth. It would be preferable if nearly all the non-Arabs were out of the area before the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca begins in June, but that timetable is probably unrealistic. Once the Westerners do leave, United Nations troops, including Arab units, are likely to provide peacekeeping forces in Kuwait, though the Western powers will have Kuwait's open invitation to return if necessary...
...relations with Saudi Arabia and the other gulf states, which supported Iraq in its war with Iran. According to a senior Saudi official, Tehran, as a reward for its neutrality, is asking for loans and a lifting of the quota limiting Iranian participation in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca...
...Harvard was not created with African-American women in mind...this place takes a long time to change," Mecca Nelson said...