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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bonn made one feeble attempt to stem the flow in early May but backed down when an international outcry ensued. Understandably, Germans are a bit irked that other countries should be so quick to criticize and so slow to act themselves. Many countries haven't even paid their full portion of the UNHCR'S $140 million aid program; as a result, the organization has received only about a third of the funding. Germany fears that the incoming refugees could reach 1 million. "Why would they go back?" asks Oschlies. "All they have there is inflation, unemployment and war, and many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Land of Slaughter | 6/8/1992 | See Source »

...conference is just part of a growing global awareness of the world's problems," he said. "Harvard is making the right move to be involved in science, technology and humanities scholarship that is going to increasingly stem from the environmental movement...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Earth Summit to Heighten Awareness | 6/3/1992 | See Source »

...MORE importantly, they're dangerous--not only to themselves, but also to the continued maintenance and proper functioning of the MAC. As I see it, the MAC suffers from two principal problems that stem from its excessive accessibility to the public--overcrowding and misuse. To combat these evils, I propose two reforms: First, a membership fee of say, $25 per term, would force students to think seriously about their pursuit of physical fitness, thereby discouraging dabblers and jokers from wasting time...

Author: By Mark J. Sneider, | Title: Take Back the MAC | 4/21/1992 | See Source »

...majority of our 17-page report analyzes and critiques the disciplinary process at Harvard, articulating the administration's goals and explaining how they are not being achieved in certain circumstances. Our recommendations for reform stem from this analysis, and are inseparable from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLUH Report Was Distorted | 4/10/1992 | See Source »

...Harvard Square postal clerk said yesterday the problems stem from inadequate staffing and not building design...

Author: By Javier V. Garcia, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Customers Complain About New Post Office | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

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