Word: protested
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Kidd lives up to their expectations--she doesn't. However, she might have one qualification that Lewis finds particularly attractive. According to PBHA Vice President Eric D. Dawson '96, all the candidates interviewed in the last round of the search process were asked how they would react to a protest backed by students at PBHA. Kidd was the only candidate who said she would side exclusively with the administration; most others said they would try to mediate a solution...
...group had violated election laws by dropping six names from its list of more than 200 candidates without supporting documents. The surprise decision to exclude the only reformist group in the present parliament with a serious chance to do well in the election set off an immediate firestorm of protest. Yavlinksy claimed that officials "in the top echelons of power" were taking advantage of the President's illness to settle political scores. Chernomyrdin said the decision "damaged the whole election campaign and democracy in Russia." The furor prompted the Kremlin to issue what was allegedly a sick-bed order from...
...writing to protest the role of the Undergraduate Council in financially backing and encouraging the attendance of Harvard students at the recent financial aid rally at Government Center. Let me first say that I strongly support financial aid. I feel that financial aid, above all else, should continue to be founded by government. Although many individuals do chest on their aid forms and receive aid meant for others, for those who are truly needy, providing an education is one of the best things the government can do to level the playing field. All people, especially our most gifted and hardworking...
Harvard students have formed a group to protest the University's plan to convert Cambridge rental properties into housing for Harvard affiliates, saying that the plan is unfair to local residents...
...become the new president of the national labor federation. Sweeney beat out insider Thomas Donahue by pledging to rebuild union membership, open more labor posts to minorities and women and-perhaps most significant-adopt more militant tactics against cost-slashing employers. True to his word, Sweeney led a protest march through New York City's garment district the day after his election...