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Surviving CWP members said the trial was a sham and refused to testify, after earlier attempting to disrupt the proceedings...
Once again Harvard is showing its true color. Recent (as well as not-so-recent) events substantiate the fact that Harvard's commitment to diversity is a sham, and perhaps justifiably so, according to a recently released report. Robert Klitgaard, associate professor at the Kennedy School, recently released the preliminary findings of his study which found that "women and minorities at top universities often do not perform as well academically as their high aptitude tests would predict." He goes on to say that the reverse is true for Jewish students. But Prof. Klitgaard doesn't stop there. Because of this...
...sang "Build Me Up, Buttercup?" No, not the Fortunes, but the Foundations. While we're at it, "Incense and Peppermints" was Strawberry Alarm Clock, "Little Red Riding Hood" was Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, and "Judy in Disguise" was John Fred and the Playboy Band. Anderson scores heavily on this question...
...album charts but import sales of its debut LP and singles were so strong that the British punk quartet was able to sell out a 12-date tour of 2-3,000 seat halls in February, 1979. English new wave bands 999, Magazine, Gang of Four, Penetration, Ultravox and Sham 69 toured America without the benefit of a Stateside recording contract--acts of unprecedented chutzpah and optimism--and found enthusiastic crowds already familiar with the music packing their club dates. The Gang of Four and 999 subsequently landed domestic label deals...
...whole thing can be a sham with no rent money ever changing hands," Sullivan said, adding that the city's next control board should ask a court for injunctions to end the practice