Word: tides
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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TWENTY years ago this week, the rising tide of activism at Harvard erupted into the most dramatic confrontation in Harvard's history, dividing the student body and faculty, and pitting both against the administration. On April 9, 1969, hundreds of students occupied University Hall, demanding the expulsion of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), the introduction of Afro-American studies courses and an end to the University's encroachment on Cambridge neighborhoods...
...already light. The streets were deserted. Many thoughts ran through my mind. I thought of my optimistic conversation with Professor Lipset during the afternoon in the Yard. 'If the administration just plays it cool, maybe Harvard can turn the tide and be the first school to defeat the New Left.' He answered, "The question is whether they will be stupid enough to call the cops...
While the sunny skies and 80-degree temperatures were a welcome relief for the lights after days of grueling seat racing on the Charles, the crosswinds and the tide pull of the bay made for a difficult and nervous start...
...four years as director of the National Park Service, William Mott fought the Reagan Administration's reluctance to expand the system and spend enough to preserve existing sites against an ever rising tide of visitors. "Professionals in the field loved him, but the politicians often ignored him," observes Paul Pritchard, head of the National Parks and Conservation Association. Mott's long career as a respected outdoorsman and conservationist will end soon with his dismissal by Manuel Lujan, the new Secretary of Interior. Mott, 79, said last December that he wanted to keep...
...Brady proposal hopes to reverse that tide by giving lenders an incentive to ease the pressure on debt-ridden countries. A banker, for example, might be willing to accept lower interest payment on an existing loan -- 6% a year, say, as opposed to 10% -- if assured that all interest payments would be made on time. In recent years, many strapped Latin debtors have repeatedly made late interest payments. This has an immediate and painful effect on the creditor bank, since it lowers its quarterly earnings. Under the new plan, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank would insure that...