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Word: supportively (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...meeting in February featuring a speech in defense of Schkolnick by noted Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz, the body voted to give Schkolnick $250 to help her pursue her complaint, but at the same time declined by a narrow 40-35 margin to issue a statement of moral support...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: A Government Dabbling in Politics | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

...hesitant to touch an issue that's controversial, and if that means turning our heads and ignoring issues of discrimination, there are some who seem willing to avoid controversy," said Council Secretary Frank E. Lockwood '89, who sponsored the Fly Club legislation and a resolution about this year's support staff union drive. "I think there was some fence-straddling, trying to please everybody, and on some of these issues you're not going to please everyone," he said...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: A Government Dabbling in Politics | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

...enjoyed the luxuries her often richer classmates take for granted. She has spent four years on work-study to support her studies. Throughout it all, Rodriguez has thrived, prompting Lowell House non-resident law tutor John Nichols '80 to comment, "she has mastered the Harvard financial aid system...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: A Life of Breaking Down Barriers | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

Sometimes Rodriguez has garnered financial support from fellowships and research grants. Other times she has managed to scrape money together from outside sources--a strategy she first utilized when her football-crazy high school refused to allocate any money to fund her trip to a national speech competition...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: A Life of Breaking Down Barriers | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

Jesse Jackson won in Michigan, where he drew widespread white support and beat the establishment candidate. Then came Wisconsin--more excitement, huge crowds, and whites saying that a candidate's color did not matter as long as he had something to say. But then Dukakis won, and kept on winning. The two who had the most money, the best organizations, and the least to say, found themselves on their way to the nomination...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Automatic Transitions | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

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