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Greg Stahl wrote A.T.C. in William Alfred's playwrighting class here at Harvard, so it is in parts, as one might expect, somewhat jejune. There are dialogue deserts of vast extent, some of the structure is mistaken or awkward, and the characterization can be shallow. This said, it should be added that pieces of A.T.C. are so startlingly good, so funny and true to life and viscerally engaging, that it is a joy: there are brilliant flecks of mica in the granatic escarp...
There is one problem, however. Considering the failure of so many technological applications of modern science (nuclear power, "Green Revolution" agriculture, computer-controlled military operations, etc.), money spent to develop the genetic engineering business must be considered high-risk capital. This risk is compounded by the threat that class-action and other civil liability suits pose to a self-insured institution, in the event of accidents, alleged accidents, or other unforeseen developments. The solution is not to abandon the noble genetic venture--rather, it is to diversify. What the University needs is a proven, highly profitable, depression-proof, low-technology...
Though he's no fan of Ronald Reagan, Ratliff wasn't unhappy when President Carter lost his November battle with the American public. Carter, and particularly his national security sidekick Zbigniew Brezezinski, are regularly attacked for a hypocrisy Ratliff says rivals Falwell's. "Carter goes and teaches a Bible class, while people are dying. Have we lost all our compassion?" he asks...
Some seniors proposed donating money to the Cornell 11 Fund, which will be used to pay legal fees, instead of contributing to a senior class gift...
Steven Melchisky, a senior, said he would propose the idea to the senior class executive committee because, "I'd like to see institutional changes made for the benefit of future Cornellians...