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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...feared that Sen. William"Biff" MacLean (D-Fairhaven), chair of theCommittee on Bills, would block the committee'spassage of the bill to the Senate floor until thelegislative session ended. MacLean's predecessor,Sen. Arthur J. Lewis (D-Jamaica Plains), was astaunch opponent of gay rights legislation andsuccessfully killed a similar bill with suchmethods two years...
Last April, Harvard sent 900 demonstrators to a NOW-sponsored march where between 300,000 and 600,000 activists rallied for women's rights on the Mall. A similar turnout is hoped for November, Zucker said...
...second half saw similar almost-effortless scoring, as the Crimson racked up 29 more points...
...similar question with multiple answers possible, 53 percent of the students said college was a step to further educational goals, 37 percent wanted a liberal arts education and 21 percent sought from college the skills...
...part because of similar complaints, Beijing announced plans last year to scuttle the job-allocation system this November. But on April 13 the State Council rescinded the scheduled reform. The decision was understandable. Rather than work in state-run enterprises, which need talented help desperately, most college graduates would opt for private-sector jobs that offer more money, greater opportunities for advancement and the chance to travel abroad. But the government's about-face last April, combined with the death two days later of Hu Yaobang, the reform-minded Communist Party Chairman ousted in early 1987, contributed to the student...