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...boycott will shadow years of debate and speculation about whether the clubs will overturn their century-old single-sex tradition. Individual members say they have expressed support for turning the clubs co-ed, only to encounter resistance from club alumni and the Inter-Club Council, the governing body of the final clubs...

Author: By Melissa Lee, | Title: Women Launch Club Boycott | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

...more than 1,000 per transaction, and has restricted the number of trades for each account to just 10 a day. But All-Tech customers simply -- and legally -- open numerous accounts under different names. Meanwhile, Houtkin has sued the Securities and Exchange Commission in federal court to overturn the rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bypassing the Brokers | 6/7/1993 | See Source »

...four years in jail. But Kevorkian seemed unperturbed. Asked if he would defy the law, Kevorkian simply said, "I never speculate about the future. All I do is what's right for the patient." Ever since the passage of the law -- and even with last week's court overturn of the ban -- the self-styled obitiatrist has, for the most part, kept his silence. Following are excerpts from Kevorkian's conversation with Hull...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kevorkian Speaks His Mind | 5/31/1993 | See Source »

...stereotype of a Japanese woman as weak and passive is something that Nishimara hopes that the group will work to overturn...

Author: By Judith E. Dutton, | Title: Japanese Execs Visit K-School | 5/24/1993 | See Source »

...military's reluctance to enforce the president's order to incorporate gays into the military is further evidence of its excessive power. After four months, the military still has not made an effort to overturn its policy. Instead, it trots out soldiers to say how much they abhor homosexuals. Who's in charge here? When did the president cease to be the commander-in-chief? Did someone forget to replace Bush's picture with Clinton's in the Pentagon lobby...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Breaking Military-Industrial Ties | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

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