Word: solicited
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...said that the group was engaged in the current public relations campaign in order to educate the American public to the complexities of the South African political situation, to solicit financial support for specific ANC projects, and to popularize the leadership role of the ANC in the struggle against the white minority government...
They made only superficial efforts to solicit the views of any wider segment of the student population. They made no effort to seek the advice of the Undergraduate Council, the only arguably representative body in the College. Nevertheless, Undergraduate Council Chairman Brian C. Offutt '87 and other council members were aware of the 350th planners' intentions almost every step of the way, and they betrayed the people who elected them by failing to raise objections...
Here's what really happened. First, a bunch of party hacks got together to solicit position papers from professors, businessmen and activists and hold fancy press conferences showcasing successful local and state Democratic initiatives. Finally this week, after their year of sound and fury, they released their report, one which foolishly seeks to recapture the electorate with this uninspiring message: let's move to the right...
...order to raise long term funds for thePudding, Emmons said he planned to solicit alumnicontributions for the centennial of the Pudding'sresidence in its Holyoke St. headquarters in 1988.Emmons said he wanted to use the potentialcontributions to make capital improvements in theclubhouse...
...bright side of the story only goes so far. For all the new attempts to solicit student opinion, this year has seen no slackening in an old and very different trend. The University continues a tradition of secrecy in student disciplinary matters. It proved itself to be adroit at manhandling student sentiment through the ill-conceived South Africa internship program...