Word: petitioner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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February 9--Hundreds of freshmen present petition protesting changes.
More than 1000 freshmen signed a petition demanding a reversal of the decision and presented it to Jewett and house masters one week after its announcement.
However, he also said he disagrees with theargument that the College should inform studentsof the house assignment policy before they come toHarvard. Freshmen who opposed the plan listed allthree complaints in their petition to reverse thepolicy.
In Britain, Rushdie had no shortage of defenders. A group of writers led by playwright Harold Pinter presented a petition in Rushdie's behalf at No. 10 Downing Street. Author Anthony Burgess, writing in the newspaper the Independent, stated the Western position precisely: "What a secular society thinks of the...
Last year, no H/RAAA candidate won a seat to the Board, and this fall, a special committee recommended changes in the election process which would make it harder for petition candidates--like Tutu and the other H/RAAA nominees--to win seats.