Word: reasonable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reason is parochial but important. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, and the City Council can therefore object to Harvard's actions when objections seem appropriate. The Council passed a resolution condemning Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko when he recently spoke at Harvard, and in the past the Council has questioned Harvard's investment policies and labor relations strategies...
...short, the City Council, much like the Harvard Undergraduate Council, can provide a voice of reason and skepticism in response to the actions of Harvard's administration. Harvard may well choose to ignore the objections of those outside its walls, but it is still important for the University to realize that it has not been granted what it dreams of: namely, its own independent fiefdom on the Charles...
...primary reason that affordable housing still exists in Cambridge, the main reason the city's population is still economically and culturally diverse, is the city's system of rent control. Landlords are prohibited by law from raising their rents to clear out low- and moderate-income tenants and replace them with yuppies...
...They told me that the reason they were both behind me was that they felt I was the most effective candidate," Battat says...
...current issue ofThe Atlantic, Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France Stanley H. Hoffman '58 points to "the phenomena of overconsumption and underinvestment; insufficient industrial productivity; rigidity, waste, and short-sightedness in industry," as the reason behind the decline of U.S. competitiveness in the world economy...