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...announced he would not eat until all of his bills were considered. The tall (5 ft. 11 in., 185 Ibs.) legislator lost 34 Ibs. during his first 33 days of fasting, but he won a partial victory; last week legislative committees agreed to assess 22 of his proposals. Said State Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Uher: "I'm setting these bills as fast as I can because I don't want to see Sam dying on us." During a committee meeting, Uher offered Hudson a glazed doughnut, but Hudson-who has consumed only orange juice and water since...
Peck's withdrawal also spelled a partial victory for the 40 Harvard and Radcliffe athletes who last month signed a letter endorsing either of two well-known Harvard administrators for the post because of their commitment to both intercollegiate and intramural athletics...
Mary Stokes '78, a member of the committee on Women's Studies, said yesterday that it is unfortunate that the CUE did not endorse the whole proposal because "it is clear to us in the committee that there is a need for action," but that even a partial recommendation is "a positive step...
DESPITE THE rich musical offerings and exuberant performance, there were two problems with Liebermen's performance. The first was her partial disregard of the intricate lyrics of Kushnick's songs. Kushnick attaches a great deal of importance to the words of his compositions; they deserve similar consideration from the performer. Another source of annoyance was an emotional self-indulgence and slight preoccupation with exhibiting "sensitivity" during the remarks between songs. Yet through all this, the music and its energy prevailed...
Lupo clearly is partial to White and to the hard-nosed liberal politics of pragmatism that White practices. That partisanship unfortunately blinds Lupo to some of White's flaws and leads to some questionable assertions--that White's national aspirations were killed by his stance during the busing crisis rather than by the allegations of corruption made during the White-Timilty mayoral race. And Lupo prefers not to dwell on the way Garrity has taken control of the Boston school system, removing it from the jurisdiction of the Board of Education and White's office...