Word: pasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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However, the actual procedure followed by the committee has generated much controversy over the past few weeks. A professor within the department said he felt the committee's methods of investigation were "shrouded in mystery...
...that the list of medical excuses has risen because of abusers, is it really fair to inconvenience the truly ill in order to keep the malingerers in line? And why do more and more students feel compelled to duck their exams? These questions have been handled conveniently in the past two weeks, but not adequately...
RELATIONS BETWEEN Harvard and the City of Cambridge have been as cold as the weather in the past few weeks. Charging Harvard with arrogance and insensitivity, the Cambridge City Council has taken the offensive in the continuing struggle between the University and the community. Unless Harvard changes its tactics and begins to consult and compromise with the city about matters affecting both, the situation will certainly get worse...
...isolated instances in the past week have shown that such compromise is possible. University officials announced they are considering a compromise with tenants scheduled to be evicted from apartments on Mellon and Sumner Streets. Maurice D. Kilbridge, dean of the Faculty of Design, said the tenants had suggested the compromise plans his staff is looking at. The consultation between city and school, it seems, can be workable, and effective...
...balance-of-power politics and could very well play off the Chinese against the Soviets; they also feel that Chinese are very adept at balance-of-power politics and could play off the Americans against the Soviets. As we have seen from [Chinese Vice-Premier] Teng's visit this past week, he called the Soviets everything from 'warmongers' to the 'chief threat to our society.' On the other hand I think they do realize that it is long time that the greater superpower, the United States, recognized the most populous nation in the world, and they can see some positive...