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...beneath the jargon and gossip, a serious as well as topical undercurrent can be felt. Should animals be killed to feed humans? In the long run, is the consumption of 10 Ibs. of grain to produce 1 Ib. of beef an equitable or sensible ratio? Is the meatless meal a fashion, an ideal or a specter? These were once the narrow concerns of Victorian freethinkers like George Bernard Shaw or of pop nutritionists like Adelle Davis. But suddenly, in many societies, the question of a high-protein vegetable diet has be come literally a matter of life and death...
...method for House selection may, to a large extent level out the ratio inequities. House masters can no longer personally select any of the incoming House occupants. A slick new computer and a slick new system are helping to erase stereotypes that still exist among the Houses. The computer also attempts to alleviate the discontent of those who get stuck in a House in which they had no desire even to eat, much less live...
...forty men and women--in a ratio of roughly two to one--who live in the houses at 3 Sacramento St. and 1705 Mass. Ave. share all the duties and benefits of cooperative living. Everyone devotes a few hours each week to cleaning a part of the house and preparing or clearing breakfast and dinner, which are served as sit-down meals. Lunchtime means scrounging for free leftovers in the kitchen...
...recommend that the men-to-women student ratio be reduced from the present ratio of 2.5:1, and that the increased number of women be admitted within a policy of equal access. Success in reaching this goal will require an enlarged pool of qualified women applicants, and correspondingly more vigorous recruiting efforts will be necessary...
This year's class will maintain last year's two-to-one male-female ratio In addition, 35 applicants from minority group--including Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans. Blacks and Orientals--were accepted this year, to form one fifth of the total acceptances...