Word: occurance
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Colleges today are more racially diverse than ever before, and yet racial incidents on campus continue to occur regularly. The new diversity may be part of the problem, but it is also a sign of hope. Our nation's colleges--through their ability to foster discussion and debate--may help the country resolve its enduring struggle with the issue of race...
Student outrage surfaced when The Crimson quoted Jewett saying that many date rape cases occur because of drunkenness and lack of communication...
...much the country has changed; until then, Bangkok was the last place anyone would have looked for riots and bloodshed. Since the fall of the absolute monarchy in 1932, the country has experienced 10 successful coups, a number of failed ones and 14 constitutions. But only occasionally did violence occur in the so-called Land of Smiles. An old joke is that when a coup is attempted, usually both sides drive all their tanks into the street and then stop to count. Whoever has the most wins...
...comes down to a matter of cash. The North has it. The South needs it. And the changes that must be made to achieve sustainable development will not occur unless some of that wealth finds its way from North to South. So far, the industrial nations have held pretty tightly to their purse strings. In March the U.S. did pledge $75 million to help poor countries find ways to reduce the production of gases that may cause global warming; and at the presummit negotiations, there were hints from developed nations that as much as $6 billion in debt relief...
...very slow process. We also have got to examine the resources available to the department. The city is facing a $150 million deficit. There was an initial budget request that would have reduced the department by 700 people by this time next year. I certainly hope that doesn't occur. If the demands for service and the demands for change go up -- and they are clearly going to go up -- and your resources to deliver those services go down, there is going to be further distrust and disbelief in the community...