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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This co-option of minority status has proved very powerful for conservatives who through their pronunciation of minority status seem to be arguing for special rights. On a campus which purports to be so inclusive and diverse, we don't want to deny anyone the right to speak, particularly anyone who cites prejudice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 9/29/1999 | See Source »

Hawking communicates with the aid of a computer and speech synthesizer attached to his wheelchair, which requires that he select words one by one from a list on the computer. According to Hawking, this allows him to speak as fast as fifteen words a minute...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hawking Describes Shape of Time | 9/28/1999 | See Source »

...phenomenal opportunity to hear a man of his stature speak," Brogan explained...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hawking Describes Shape of Time | 9/28/1999 | See Source »

While all the fllows said they plan to get out and explore the surrounding areas over the coming semester, Edgar seemed to speak for most when he said: "You can spend all the time right here in Cambridge and never once be bored...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IOP Fellows Boast Varied Career Backgrounds | 9/28/1999 | See Source »

...this too is nonsense. Yes, East Timor is purely a humanitarian problem. But so is Kosovo. It matters not a whit to the U.S. whether Kosovo is ruled by Serbs or Albanians or Tartars. It has no economy to speak of, no industry, no military. It doesn't even have a seacoast. It is a destitute, landlocked geopolitical wasteland. East Timor is much the same, except for the beaches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Limits of Humanitarianism | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

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