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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...himself has succumbed. The actions of certain radical groups may be considered deplorable, but this should not be allowed to influence one's judgement of the philosophies and intentions of non-violent groups, such as PETA, which constitute the vast majority of the "movement." The $400 which PETA spent in rescuing lobsters, which Sharfstein suggests could have been used more productively, is less than what many students probably spend in a year for alcohol or in a week for a vacation, yet Sharfstein does not refer to the "perverted values" which, according to his logic, are responsible for this behavior...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Animal Rights | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

...Swimsuit Issue, But...: Sports Illustrated's Austin Murphy joined the Crimson on last weekend's trip to the North Country, and spent the weekend living and breathing Harvard hockey...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: More News From Number One | 1/18/1989 | See Source »

...after the Armenian earthquake, when the world was flying millions of dollars in medical supplies to the devastated region, PETA spent $400 to fly lobsters from a tank in a Chinese restaurant in Rockville, Maryland to the coast of Maine. The lobsters were "liberated" by being dumped into the ocean...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Of Mice and Men | 1/18/1989 | See Source »

Mayor Xavier Suarez, one of the targets of rock and bottle throwing Monday night, spent yesterday meeting with Black leaders and residents of Overtown, a neighborhood of rundown, low-slung apartment buildings and trash-strewn vacant lots, just north of downtown Miami...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Shooting Sparks Riot in Miami | 1/18/1989 | See Source »

...wealth. Habitat staffers say a strange but not uncommon sight is the gangling Fuller bounding up to the headquarters, clutching a fistful of trash he swooped up on his walk to work. He functions as the spiritual leader of the ecumenical, nonprofit outfit. Much of his time is spent visiting local Habitat affiliates and proselytizing. Once or twice a year he takes hammer in hand and helps finish off a Habitat home with the volunteers. Full-time helpers in Americus, Ga., are paid only their lodging and a weekly "pig check" -- a $25 certificate redeemable at the Piggly Wiggly supermarket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Habitat For Humanity: A Bootstrap Approach To Low-Cost Housing | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

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