Word: petitioners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In a sense it is not their inability to emigrate which constitutes the cruelest injustice against these Soviet Jews. Every nation must possess control over its borders and migration policy, or the very definition of sovereignty loses cogency. The more heartless treatment of these people by the authorities comes after...
On election day, Cantabrigians will vote on a non-binding referendum which would petition the state to prevent further sales from taking place. Harvard officials say the ballot question is biased and not worthy of a referendum.
Rony Sebok '83, a member of the newly formed Recent Graduate Committee, said she never fully understood why certain courses were not selected for the Core. "It would be nice to be able to petition for some courses to count for the Core," she said.
Somewhat the same attitude was shown earlier this month by the Harvard physicists who signed a petition pledging refusal of so-called "Star Wars" research funds. The political intent here is clear--through denial of their skills, these scientists hope to deter the federal government from pursuing this research, or...
Each month Hillel holds a letter writing meeting to petition the Soviets on behalf of one refusenik family, the Kahassins. But this rally will be unique because it will place the issue before the entire campus, said staff supervisor Karen Boitman '84.