Word: proof
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Proof of Harvard's increasing arrogance towards the community is no more evident than at 8-10 Mt. Auburn St., the site of a proposed dormitory for University affiliates. On the surface, Harvard wants to raze a 93-year-old building to construct 50 units of housing, but has encountered widespread opposition from the neighborhood. What really scares area residents about the project is the pattern of University expansion across their neighborhood's landscape--from Peabody Terrace to Leverett House and from Mather House to this new dorm. Unfortunately, Harvard officials have only bowed to community pressure in this case...
Starting next fall, freshmen who have not been immunized against measles will be prohibited from enrolling in the College. A recently enacted state regulation specifically requires that students entering institutions of higher education in the state must show proof of immunity against measles and other vaccine preventable diseases such as tetanus and diptheria...
...calls from San Pedro and another town there, we give the boy from San Pedro the first look." In 1984 the recruiting rules were tightened to protect young players; scouts who once signed athletic teenagers at first glance on the streets of San Pedro must now obtain proof that the boys are at least 17. Still, the competition is intense. "If you see someone you want to sign and you wait two weeks," says McIlvaine, "he will be signed by someone else when you return...
...foreign policy. Their guidebook: a Bible deemed to be error-proof. Their weapons: dynamic leaders like Jerry Falwell, TV, hard cash and a friend in the White House. See RELIGION...
Students entering Harvard after 1986 "must show proof of vaccination, or we will vaccinate them," said Wacker. Although measles vaccines were first given in 1962, they were highly ineffective, and those who received the early vaccines may now be susceptible to the disease. A far more effective vaccine was developed in 1965, but children receiving this second version before their first birthday may also be susceptible...