Word: reconsiderations
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Remember all those worries about the Japanese buying up prime U.S. real estate, including such high-ticket properties as Rockefeller Center in New York City and the giant ARCO Plaza in Los Angeles? Well, the big worry now is that the Japanese may be selling some of those properties, taking...
The A.B.A. had decided to reconsider after 1,500 of its 360,000 members quit in protest, costing the organization $300,000 in dues. The vote was a victory for pro-life forces, who had waged a $50,000 campaign, with the help of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago...
The council resolution, issued this spring, called on the military to immediately reconsider its policy of barring gays and lesbians from service. If not, the council recommended, Harvard should discontinue all relations with the military, effectively barring students from participating in Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).
Instead, Bok's letter to secretary of Defense Richard Cheney--cosigned by outgoing Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence--was carefully reasoned and conciliatory, politely requesting that Cheney reconsider the controversial policy. Bok and Spence made no mention of the council resolution, avoiding explicit discussion of change in Harvard...
Last week students, many sporting yellow armbands and BETTER DEAD THAN COED T shirts, continued to boycott classes and blockade buildings. The faculty (51% women, 49% men) volunteered to recruit more female students and teach more courses at no extra cost if the trustees would permit Mills to remain an...