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During the controversy that developed last year after a student hung a Confederate flag from her window in Kirkland House, "people were marching here and there and never had a discussion," Ali says of the event, which prompted a coordinated Hillel/BSA response...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll and Joanna M. Weiss, S | Title: Campus Minority Groups: Looking Inward and Outward | 12/4/1991 | See Source »

When Bridget L. Kerrigan '91 hung a Confederate flag from her Kirkland House window, and when Jacinda T. Townsend '92 responded by hanging a swastika in her own window, the Black Students Association (BSA) and Hillel worked together to formulate an organized response...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll and Joanna M. Weiss, S | Title: Diversity at Harvard: A Struggle Beneath the Surface | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

...Admiral Kimmel stood near a window, a spent machine-gun bullet smashed the glass and hit him lightly in the chest. Kimmel -- who would soon, like General Short, be dismissed from his command -- picked up the bullet. To an aide, he observed, "It would have been merciful had it killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Day of Infamy | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

Speaking of all his involvements, Gomes says, "All of them gave me a window into the college...

Author: By Alessandra M. Galloni, | Title: On Harvard, the Church and Coming Out | 11/27/1991 | See Source »

...most powerful and least damaged crime group. Experts believe Vincent (Chin) Gigante is still the boss, even though last March a court found him mentally unfit to stand trial. Gigante suffered a blow in October when his talented underboss, Venero (Benny Eggs) Mangano, was convicted of extortion in the window-replacement industry. And federal racket busters have weakened the family's hold on such labor unions as the Teamsters and Longshoremen. But the Genovese gang remains a sturdy symbol of the Mafia's grip on society. As investigator Coffey puts it, "The Mob will never be finished as long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Organized Crime An Offer They Can't Refuse | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

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