Word: yarding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...literature on the subject. Or by opening his eyes, by reading the press or watching television, for events in places like Howard Beach, Carnarise, and South Boston. Yes, white-ethnic newcomers to the middle-classes are ideal candidates for neoracist behavior, whether in South Boston or Harvard Yard. Martin Kilson Professor of Government
...allowed to carry guns. Harvard's force had better be among the most concerned in the country. Unfortunately, their reluctance to ensure student safety is matched only by Harvard's pitiful safety facilities--one unmarked escort car, no walking escort service, unguarded access to houses, and weak or broken Yard lights...
...real question here is whether the College is more committed to freedom of choice or the promotion of diversity. Freshman already live in random distributions in the Yard to produce diversity. The current lottery system is designed to give students a measure of choice when it comes to where and with whom they want to live--one of the most important decisions undergraduates make in their four years here. Athletes may pick Kirkland for its location near the gyms; artists may go to Adams for its atmosphere. The College must not pursue its goal of diversity to the point where...
...project is sponsored by Elmbrook University Center, located halfway between the Quad and Harvard Yard. The center, which is not affiliated with Harvard, serves as both a student center and a dormitory for an organization called the Prelature of Opus Dei which strives to incorporate religion into public life. The project is all-male because Elmbrook is for men only...
...afford the club system. The clubs' elitism was taken down a notch when Harvard, then the clubs, began to admit Jews to their ranks in numbers after the quota scandals of the 1920s. In the 1950s, Harvard took the next step and allowed Black students to live in the Yard; the clubs eventually admitted Blacks...