His new life was in peril, though: Lennon waged a five-year battle with the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which wanted him expelled because of an old drug conviction and his antiwar views.
Although much progress has been made in the struggle for gay rights since 1959, when, in my final semester of college, I was expelled because of a gay relationship with another student, the fight for dignity and equal protection under the law continues.
In 1982, the Senate Ethics Committee recommended that Senator Harrison A. Williams, Democrat of New Jersey, be expelled because of his conviction on bribery, conspiracy and conflict of interest charges in the Abscam scandal, and in 1995 the committee recommended the expulsion of Senator Robert W. Packwood, Republican of Oregon, for sexual misconduct.
Trabzonspor was eliminated from the qualifying rounds by Benfica back in July but reprieved and given a place in the group phase of the competition when Turkish champion Fenerbahce was expelled because of match-fixing allegations in its domestic league.
Mr. Rangel defeated Mr. Powell's father, who held the seat from 1945 to 1971, interrupted briefly when he was expelled because of corruption allegations.
Elected an honorary academician, he was subsequently expelled because of his serious quarrels with colleagues.
Historically, seven senators have either been expelled because of a scandal or have resigned under expulsion proceedings, not counting senators expelled for supporting the Confederate rebellion.
The Friars lost 19 games last season and then lost 3 players who were expelled because of an off-campus fight.
