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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Everyone agrees that something must be done about immigration, but even traditional political allies (like labor and minority groups) do not agree on the most effective and just method. The Senate recently passed the Simpson-Mazzoli bill-so named for its sponsors, Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) and Rep Roman Mazzoli (DEY)-with only one opposing vote. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and the full House will probably consider the measure in the coming weeks...

Author: By Laura E. Gomez, | Title: False Amnesty | 4/25/1984 | See Source »

...knows the University and the departments in a way one couldn't learn by any other method," says Roderick Firth, Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity...

Author: By Charles T. Kurzman, | Title: 'A Socratic Gadfly' | 4/18/1984 | See Source »

...Endowment for Divestiture is a fund started by a group of seniors last year as a method of pressuring the University to sell its holdings in companies that do business in South Africa...

Author: By Robert M. Neer, | Title: Endowment for Divestiture Launches Spring Campaign | 4/18/1984 | See Source »

Since tutors play such a vital role in undergraduate life, it might seem natural to assume that the College has established a rigorous and uniform method for selecting them And since tutors interact so closely with students, it might seem natural to assume that such a selection process would solicit and emphasize student input--but neither assumption is necessarily true...

Author: By Allen S. Weiner, | Title: A House Divided | 4/13/1984 | See Source »

Politicians and journalists alike have complained for three years that he consistently avoids specific issues and talks in misty parables or tells old Hollywood stories. Done with style and humor, this is an acceptable method of diverting a tough or unfair question from a reporter. Among colleagues, however, it is simply inappropriate...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: Lost in the Fog | 4/6/1984 | See Source »

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