Word: springs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Little, if anything, will change in the final club situation because of the council's statement, which comes so long after the peak of debate last spring. It is past the time for mere discussion and statements. After months of debate on the morality of exclusive, all-male clubs on a campus that loudly touts its diversity, most students have made up their minds about whether they believe the clubs should admit women. Those who do, including the council, should demonstrate this belief, literally...
...community has also broadened its agenda. Last year Defeat Homophobia was created to spearhead gay activism and garner heterosexual involvement; Seventh Sense, which has a "no assumptions" policy regarding the sexual orientation of its participants, was formed to spur debate on women's and sexual issues. In the spring the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues Network was created by students and faculty to urge the University to recognize gay concerns...
DEFEATING homophobia and anti-gay discrimination can only be achieved with heterosexual recognition and support. Last spring, during Gay Lesbian Awareness Days, many students sported gay-rights buttons and discussed issues of tolerance. That spirit ought to drive involvement and education throughout the year...
Radcliffe College's Discovery program, which began last spring, is just one of these projects. Conceived about three years ago, the program tries to provide women who must return to the work force with the skills necessary to find lucrative employment, says Phyllis Strimling, director of the program...
Under the supervision of the Radcliffe Seminar Office--in the Cronkhite Graduate Center--the Discovery program meets once a week during the spring semester. Last February, the first group of 20 women began studying communications, accounting and marketing. They also had the option of taking special writing workshops...