Word: symbolically
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...University, which had tried to remove some tenants with valid leases. But Harvard kept up the fight, despite the protests of local leaders that the building represented 16 moderately priced units of increasingly scarce rental housing. The Summer Rd. site was soon the focus of city-University conflict, "the symbol of all that Harvard is trying to do to Cambridge," in Sullivan's words. The University never ceased its campaign, and eventually, in December, won the final battle. The Rent Control Board, despite howls from tenant advocates that it was bowing to landlords, unanimously approved a University request...
...confidante. In the next four years, Schatz became a folk hero and a sign of a change in the political climate. "We all owe Ben a great deal of gratitude," one gay graduate who asked that his name not be identified, says, adding. "He is a symbol for the politically aware generation...
...improvements in the department's relations with the remainder of the University. But he cannot deny that certain negative feelings have persisted among some of the department's students and faculty members. The executive committee on Afro-American studies created by Rosovsky in the fall of 1979, remains a symbol of administration dominance for those who believe it has tried to deprive the department of the right to govern its own affairs. The committee chaired by C. Clyde Ferguson, professor of Law, was given responsibility for making most of the department's policies and decisions, although Huggins says its only...
...Kennedy School of Government was searching for a commencement speaker, the class marshals decided they wanted a prominent government official to deliver the address. Why not, they asked, try President Reagan? He certainly was the type of speaker they were looking for. Besides, it would be a fitting symbol for the rising star of the University, indicating how far it has progressed...
Despite the obvious discrimination against her, Horne broke barriers for black entertainers, and both races found in her a symbol, a proof that black actors could make it in Hollywood. She was desperate to return to New York, which she loved, and to all of her friends. Says she: "I really hated Hollywood and I was very lonely. The black stars felt uncomfortable out there." But no less a person than Count Basie persuaded her to stay. "You have to," he argued. "They don't give us a chance very often. When they do, we have to take...