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Rowing in the second boat will be: sophomore Sam Perry, at bow; junior Pete Cummin, at two; sophomore Pete Walker, at three; senior Bob Clement, at four; sophomore Tom Shapiro, at five; junior Sarg Cheever, at six; sophomore Stu Gauld, at seven; sophomore Galen Brewster, at stroke; and senior Dave Perkins...
Jeff Cheeger, Paul R. Chernoff, James Dowling, Melvin Hochster, John N. Mather, and George Shapiro received honorable mentions...
ROBERT A. SHAPIRO...
These references did not, however, eliminate the residue of controversy which a Lansing television station had started when it said, in reference to Shapiro, "we do not think a State-supported institution should be a refuge for Communists or fellow-travellers." The station suggested that Shapiro teach in Cuba. The State of Michigan has a long and unenviable record of applying political pressure on its public universities. At Wayne State in Detroit, curriculum and personnel have, from time to time, been subject to a tacit veto by the state legislature which allocates funds. Michigan State, which boasts of being...
...Dean Matthews statement to the press ("his writing has been on a level of journalism, and in a man seeking tenure we look for scholarship,") will encourage members of the academic community, particularly aspiring ones, to shy away not only from controversy but any substantive participation in current affairs. Shapiro's firing does not speak well for the name of Michigan State University; other academic communities cannot ignore it: there is no such thing as an isolated blow to academic freedom...