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d e n ts a re p a id to t u to r re m e d ia l c la s s e s . G iv e n t h e la c k o f s p a c e in t h e c ra m p e d A c a d e m ic
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w it h n e w h e a t in g a n d a ir c o n d it io n in g s y s t e m s in 19 9 6 (C S U 2 2 ). A ls o , th e b u ild in g st ilı d o e s
to s u b s t a n t ia l a n d c o s t ly d a m a g e . In a d d it io n , it is t h e o n ly b u ild in g t h a t w a s n o t re tro fitte d
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u c a t io n o r t h e N e w m a n c e n te r p ıts c a t h o ıic s a B a ın s t p ro te s t a n t s , Fro m m y o w n o b s e rv a t io n s ,
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In In te g ra t e d d o rm s , a t t e n d in te g ra te d c ıa s s e s , pa rtıc ip a te in in te B ra te d s p o rts , an d se rv e o n
T h e B la c k S tu d e n t u n io n h a rd ly th re a te n s t o im p o s e a n e w k in d o f s e gre s a t io n . W e liv e
he ld . T h e u n io n h a s a ls o b e e n c r it ic ız e d fo r b e ın s th e c e n t e r o f ra c ia lıy
h o s t ile m ilit a n c y.
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