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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Over the past decade, with a slight alteration in nomenclature, the new organization has evolved into the current Harvard Neighbors. The group has also gained strength by retaining a permanent administrator--Jane M. Williams '51. In addition, the Neighbors also have a board of directors whose ranks include Judy Fox, wife of Dean of the College John B. Fox Jr. '59; Nitza Rosovsky, wife of Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky; and Roberta Wilson, whose husband is James Q. Wilson, Shattuck Professor of Government...

Author: By Ethan A. Benardete, | Title: Neighborly Activities | 3/17/1983 | See Source »

Ailey's choreography has all three pairs dance together for the last few minutes, mirroring each other's movements, creating a slight drop in energy and intensity from the duets' earlier turns, jumps and lifts. On opening night the dancers seemed to concentratrate a little too much on technique; then emotions barely seeped through the almost flawless dancing...

Author: By Andrea Fastenberg, | Title: Unique Dance Synthesis | 3/17/1983 | See Source »

...across-the-room technique. On a cold winter morning, running across the room to turn off a blaring alarm is stimulating, to say the least. Of course, the morning air can shock your body so that you immediately jump back in bed after shutting the offending alarm. Slight adjustments can be made to ease the pain, such as varying the alarm's volume or its distance from the bed. Others let the alarm sound for almost 30 seconds in order to prepare themselves mentally for entering the real world...

Author: By Meredith E. Greene, | Title: Rude Awakening | 3/9/1983 | See Source »

Credit to his approach is the fact that only two of the thinclads were hurting last weekend Jumpers Jimmy Johnson and Mark Henry each had slight hamstring pulls, but both were able compete...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: A Goal Worth Waiting For | 3/1/1983 | See Source »

...been rejected by the Israeli government, may make it more difficult for the U.S. to pressure Israel to freeze construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and to open negotiations with King Hussein. If neither Israel nor the P.L.O. soon makes a courageous gesture toward peace, the slight hope that emerged after the invasion of Lebanon last year will have evaporated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Palestinians: Unity, with a High Price Tag | 2/28/1983 | See Source »

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