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...report approach, though, evidently was going nowhere, so the administration shifted into high gear: it formed a committee on advising and counseling. But reporting and committee work have left the "problem" of University advising intact. Many xeroxed copies and committee meetings later, students still rank faculty advising as the most troubled aspect of the college experience...
...agreement was reached. That indicates that many people have given priority to one or the other of the two principles being challenged. The task for concerned people, however, is not to rank the two principles in order of importance--neither free speech nor women's dignity is more 'important'--but rather to ask: Which principle is truly being threatened? Looking at the question this way, one must be disturbed by the emphasis of the second editorial...
...critics. Spirit is the fundamental strength in those who fight. Otherwise, forget it. When they came in on that morning there was no bitching, no real despair. When they spilled out of the C-130s they were ordered to line up like soldiers and give their name, rank and serial number. The men quietly obeyed their orders, eyes showing profound disappointment. But, the commander noticed, no chins were down. That, he thought, is a beautiful sight in the world of those who go to fight...
...companies. Nonetheless, Eraser's appointment has drawn little support from either corporate executives or other labor union leaders. Scoffed General Motors Chairman Thomas A. Murphy: "It makes as much sense as having a member of GM's management sitting on the board of an international union." Some rank-and-file members of Eraser's own union remain suspicious about his getting too close to management. "I'm afraid it's a sellout," said Maye Lean Amos, a sewing-machine operator at Chrysler's Detroit auto-trim plant. Some union leaders meeting in Washington last...
...length victory over two California horses, Rumbo and Jaklin Klugman. The filly, carrying 5 Ibs. less than her male counterparts over the 1¼-mile Derby distance, was still running strongly at the wire, adding a convincing show of stamina to an upset victory that may well rank among the most remarkable in thoroughbred racing history. Genuine Risk won $250,550 for Owner Diana Firestone, and, as a 13-to-1 long shot, $28.60 for each of her $2 bettors...