Word: pasts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seems things have never been better for minorities on this picturesque campus 40 miles south of Los Angeles. Freshman enrollment in the past two years has jumped 45% for Hispanics, 47% for blacks, and Irvine is becoming known as a powerhouse for minority scientists-in-training. Many blacks and Hispanics say it's a far more supportive place than other U.C. campuses with bigger names and better reputations. "We're a hidden secret," says Genae Jefferson, an African-American physics major who chose Irvine over UCLA. "But a lot of people don't realize it until they get here...
...Native American--only 27 fewer minority students than in 1997, the last year race was part of the process. But the new rules have caused a lot of cascading down the U.C. pecking order. At the most selective campus, Berkeley, freshman enrollment of Hispanics has fallen 34% in the past two years, and it's down 57% for blacks. The least exclusive campus, Riverside, has seen black admissions rise more than 54% and Hispanics...
Have Northern Ireland?s firebombs really turned to tea and sandwiches? The Protestant Orange Order, blocked from their cherished Sunday march past Catholic homes by a fence of razor wire, a makeshift moat and a stubborn contingent of British troops, chose instead of violence a gambit that the region sees all too little of at this time of year. They backed down. "Keep it peaceful. I am warning you I will walk away from this if you don't keep it peaceful," the leader of Portadown's Orangemen, Harold Gracey, told his charges through a loudspeaker before ordering them away...
Starbucks is best known for its strong coffee, but the Seattle-based chain has branched out in the past few years, securing a niche in the summer market with several cold blended beverages...
...association criticized the reforms Riley has initiated during the past months, including the firing of seven lieutenants last...