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Something is blowing in the wind this spring on campuses across the U.S. After a long season when colleges seemed becalmed, ripples of dissent and discontent are beginning to appear. While the demonstrations are hardly comparable in size, intensity or effect with the tumultuous wave of campus protests that changed the political landscape of the country in the late 1960s, they nevertheless indicate that the frequent laments about apathy and self-absorption in the 1980s student are not wholly justified...
...investigations this year and also complete 900,000 nonsensitive clearance checks for federal agencies. In the past decade, its work load has increased by 40%. Some security clearance requests seem frivolous: companies seek them for janitors or other low-level employees. In many instances, the Government's security investigations appear cursory. The Office of Personnel Management, a smaller Government security agency, investigated 138,252 cases between 1980 and 1984: only 108 were refused clearance. "That suggests," said Tennessee Senator Albert Gore, "either that virtually all applicants are of sterling character, or that we have a system which is basically ineffective...
...interview. At the University of Wisconsin, students have organized petitions and face-to-face negotiations with the administration. Says John Schenian, president of the Wisconsin Student Association: "If demonstrations are your only tactic, then you're not going to be very successful. You just don't appear to be very rational...
Until last weekend, quite a few Americans had probably never heard of polyps. But now that the small growths have made history by causing a temporary transfer of presidential powers, their name has become part of the popular lexicon. Polyps are small growths that generally appear on epithelial tissues, like those that line the intestines. Intestinal polyps are quite common, especially in people over 50, and if detected early they can be treated with minor surgery, usually by being cauterized or snipped off. When the polyps are allowed to grow, however, they not only are more difficult to remove...
...Bethesda letter, Reagan and his staff were trying to have it both ways. The White House was dissatisfied with the formal nature of the 25th Amendment but was following the constitutional procedures. Fielding and Meese tried to frame the letter so that Reagan's delegation of power would appear as a single, isolated act based on a unique set of circumstances. But Reagan's situation is not unique, and the letter does set a precedent in practical, if not legal terms. New York University Law Professor Bernard Schwartz says that the problem of presidential illnesses and the uncertainty they create...