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...other three seasons, differences which are scrutinizing this latest document without some familiarity with the University might have difficulty discerning. One notable deviation is the emergence from nine months of hibernation of the University's Ukrainian program. Buried by a whole host of committees and departments during the year, the Ukrainian Institute makes up one-third of the special summer-long academic programs, while the Soviet Republic permeates the regular summer course offerings. (One-fourth of the summer history menu deals with the Ukraine, including "Topics in Ukrainian Religious History," "Modern Ukraine," and "The Ukrainian National Movement...
...pack of reporters rushed by to catch a press conference by representatives of former Vice President Walter F. Mondale--the winner of the non-binding vote. The jubilant chants of the organized labor delegates from the convention floor could be heard, as that bloc celebrated its victory in getting one-fourth of the delegates to vote for "jobs" instead of a candidate. In the middle of the rotunda, about 20 supporters of Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) hugged and kissed each other as their candidate showed surprising strength, finishing third...
...arable land claimed by the states and tribes. But, due to some administrative snafu which has yet to be explained, government officials representing the tribes in the dispute underestimated by more than 20 percent the amount of reservation land for irrigation--thereby cheating the tribes of close to one-fourth of their water rights. The Court accepted these findings as true, but refused to grant the tribes' request, which was backed by contrite federal officials, to reopen proceedings that would enable the Indians to recover these rights...
Unfortunately Kingston, as well as one-fourth of his top players, will not be making the trip, because of scarce funds. Rather than spend practice time raising money, the club members acquired the $325 total needed to make the journey, themselves...
...unabashedly ensconced themselves in noncombatant areas, turning schools, parks and private residences into war zones. And curiously while PLO fire has continually rained upon Israel's northern towns, Israel's military bases were never seen as fit targets of war. I would suggest that justice is "mocked" when one-fourth of Israel's population takes to the streets in the name of morality, while the Palestinians have yet to recognize that such a people have a right to statehood. Where, after all, is the Arab "Peace Now" party...