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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid (HRAAA) says that new election guidelines passed in June as part of the Young Report illegally discriminate against Overseers candidates who support complete divestment of the University's South Africa-related investments...

Author: By Adam K. Goodheart, | Title: HRAAA May Sue Over Young Report | 9/19/1989 | See Source »

Opponents also said they thought the "Vote for Choice" phrase is aimed at enlisting the support of women who are pro-choice but who would ordinarily oppose...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Prop 1-2-3 Foes Blast 'Misleading' Slogan | 9/19/1989 | See Source »

...never shared these treasonous thoughts with any of my Skins-loving friends. I assumed my fears would dissipate and I could return to my knee-jerk support for the burgundy and gold...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Redskins, I Can Hail Thee No Longer | 9/19/1989 | See Source »

...Adolph Coors' family has never been popular with the left. Its support for right-wing causes (such as the Nicaraguan Contras) and history of acrimonious relations with organized labor and minority groups led to a long-running boycott of Coors beer by labor unions and other liberal concerns. Although the AFL-CIO recently ended its boycott, refusing to drink the Silver Bullet remains a common badge of political correctness on campus...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: The P.C. Chronicle | 9/19/1989 | See Source »

...McAfee case comes at a time when the right-to-die issue is taking on new urgency in the U.S. Most such cases, unlike McAfee's, involve comatose patients whose families are seeking to withdraw life-support systems. This fall the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on such a situation for the first time when it considers the case of Nancy Cruzan, 32, a Missouri factory worker who has been in an irreversible vegetative state for six years. The court has been asked to decide whether there is a constitutional right of privacy broad enough to allow Cruzan's family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Death Wish | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

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