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...what he calls an "Academic Vigil," Bell will stay in his office in Langdell Hall from 9:00 this morning until Thursday evening, after Commencement exercises...
...senior professor at the Law School announced last week that he will begin a four-day vigil in his office this morning to protest the recent denials of tenure to two left-leaning junior faculty members...
...were students the only South Koreans involved in what amounts to a deepening confrontation with Chun's rule. A congregation of about 1,200, including 800 Protestant and Roman Catholic clergymen, took part in an overnight prayer vigil for political reform at the Ahyun Methodist Church in downtown Seoul. About 40 participants had their heads shaved by amateur barbers as a sign of their determination to carry on the protest campaign. An estimated 750 riot police surrounded the church to prevent additional people from entering. Eventually, the police broke up the meeting with force, injuring 27 participants...
...group of about 75 American and Iranian students and teachers from the Boston area held a candlelight vigil outside Holyoke Center last night in protest of the Iran-Iraq...
...purpose of the vigil was "primarily to make the public aware about the atrocities Khomeni has been doing," said a spokesman for the group who requested anonymity, saying he feared Iranian authorities...