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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...trial will probably be deferred until the fall, said Goldstein, a super- vising attorney for Harvard's Legal Aid Bureau,who participated in the sit-in on Monday forseveral hours. He said the delay would stem fromthe request for information about Harvard's linksto Ropes and Gray that he plans to make...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Divestment Activists Enter Not Guilty Plea | 6/8/1988 | See Source »

...stem this rising tide of alcohol, Berkeley, Stanford and a number of other schools have instituted undergraduate awareness programs featuring lectures and discussions on the dangers of drinking. A voluntary alcohol- awareness organization called Bacchus, begun at the University of Florida in 1976, has spread to some 280 campuses across the nation. "There has generally been much greater attention on what damage alcohol can do," says Robert % Saltz, senior research scientist at the Prevention Research Center in Berkeley. But he adds, "There is still very little consensus on what to do about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Campus Dryout | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

...Jackson has resisted the pressure to duke it out with Dukakis. This calculated caution may stem from Jackson's awareness of the political paradox of his position. By gently chiding the Massachusetts Governor from the left on such issues as South Africa and military spending, Jackson may be simultaneously advancing the causes he cherishes and enhancing Dukakis' political image. By contrast with Jackson, Dukakis cannot help appearing to be a centrist. As Bert Lance, a longtime conduit between Jackson and the party establishment, puts it, "Jesse gives Dukakis great cover. Dukakis can't have it any better than that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jesse's Sideshow | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

...have to look at all kinds of ways to stem the tide of AIDS," Graham said...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: City May Offer Needles to IV Drug Users | 5/11/1988 | See Source »

...They had wanted something up the stairs a month ago," he said. He said that the Levesque's request did not stem from the April 16 accident but would not say whether the boy's fall may have sped work to place a temporary barrier on the Quincy stairway. Coming up with a permanent solution will be the house office's decision, Christiano said...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Ropes Added to Quincy Stairs | 5/6/1988 | See Source »

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