Word: sittings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last month, a sit-in at the Law School Dean's office by the Black Law Students' Association brought a quick response. University officials taught the students how to use the office coffee maker and arranged meetings between them and administrators--while quietly posting guards around other University buildings. When the sit-in ended, the law students received only general promises that their concerns would be addressed in accordance with existing policies...
Wishing the more than 50 Black students staging a sit-in at his office last month a "good night," Law School Dean James Vorenberg '49 told them to wait until morning and he would deal with their demands then...
Athletes "would rather sit in an athletic building as a monitor and see their friends and watch, say, a tennis game" than work in a library or have some of the other campus jobs, Allard says. "They want to work in their own environment, where they're most comfortable," he says. He adds that an actor may be more comfortable working in a theater environment...
...Harvard's Zionist League, Daniel H. Nevins'89. She says the Dialogue represents asmall-scale effort of what should transpire in theMiddle-East. Until the Palestinians and Israelis"Break down misunderstandings, misconceptions andfears of the other side, then I don't thinkanything constructive can be achieved. Until thetwo sit down, there will be no real peace. This isnot a game. People are suffering and will continueto suffer until one side recognizes the other,"she says...
...outcomes of the sit-in was toincrease the level of security at Ropes and Gray."We were quite surprised by what was done,"Southgate said. "We are going to try to be muchmore careful in the future...