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Despite the intense nature of the work, most of the current Astronomy majors maintain a certain stoic "we asked for it; now we're getting it" attitude. They have to. Concentration in Astronomy means long hours of lab work, virtual sacrifice of extensive extra-curricular activities...
There are many scholars who maintain, with or without Karl Marx, that Economics--the study of productive and trade relations--is the prime moving force of world history. Regardless of the ultimate truth of this view, Economics remains materially one of the most important fields of study offered by this or any other university. Its position as one of the largest fields of concentration illustrates the general appreciation of its importance, both historically and in the practical complexities of current events...
...overzealous attempt to even the financial gap between students. Instead of arbitrarily outlawing the expenditure of any money for election purposes, the Council might well institute a basic maximum of five dollars per candidate. By allowing aspirants the means to publish mimeographed statements of intent, the Committee can maintain its policy of forbidding unfair ballyhoo and still uphold one of the most vital factors for the continued renaissance of student activity...
Since five, Fred Harrington, Jim Holt, Bill Dowd, Arthur George, and Capt. Howie Hall, of 1946's distinguished light eight are still rowing, it might be reasonable to expect another bumper season; but Coach Haines points out that a reputation is harder to maintain than to acquire. The empty places have been claimed by Dave Clark, a strong number five, and Henry Erhard who fulfills particularly well one of the cardinal functions of a good bow man, namely to bring the weight average down. His weight: 137. Despite this amazing individual achievement, the boat as a whole is too heavy...
...officials were already noting, in their minds, what might happen if capitalism, in war's aftermath, did not "catch." Said one: "I am convinced there is a most serious question whether we can maintain our private enterprise economy [in the U.S.] if the rest of the world is socialist. . . . We will almost certainly be driven to state trading, at the very least...