Word: use
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That this attack could occur, in the middle of the afternoon, in a Harvard building, is a frightening reminder that this campus is not safe. The administration must take immediate action to ensure that members of the Harvard community can use all campus facilities without endangering themselves. In the meantime, Harvard students must recognize the risks of walking or studying alone, and take extra precautions...
...long as we're going to have Christmas as a national holiday," says Fordham University law professor Charles Whelan, "it makes sense to allow the display of a creche." But as Columbia University law professor Vincent Blasi points out, there is a catch. "In order to uphold the use of religious symbols," he says, "you have to officially describe them as having a secular meaning." Such a redefinition, says James Andrews, chief executive of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), "amounts to the trivialization of the Christian faith...
...aided by new tenant rules that Gray admits are neither gentle nor subtle. Example: residents must take turns serving as hall and building captains. "People don't throw trash on the ground when they know it soon will be their turn to pick it up," she says. Tenants can use the day-care center, but only if they are working or looking for work. Residents are expected to take care of their property, which means fixing broken toilets and sinks themselves. One member of each family must take six weeks of training in such subjects as personal budgeting, pest control...
Network standards remain far more conservative than those of some cable channels, not to mention feature films, and there is currently much skittishness about certain subjects, particularly drug use. But the networks' traditional hard-line approach appears to be easing. "We are no longer shackled by general prohibitions," says Matthew Margo, CBS vice president for program practices. "We look at the specific context of a show...
...common agreement, Walesa won easily. He charged that opportunities for radical change exist in Poland but said, "We are not making use of them. It seems what we are doing is still salvaging the remnants of a Stalinist model." The next day even Communist Party officials gave him admiring reviews. Said one: "It was a smashing victory for Walesa. I would give him an 8-to-2 advantage." To many Poles, his appearance seemed to confer official recognition on Solidarity and could be a catalyst for renewed enthusiasm for the union...