Word: alterations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During roughly the same period, various committees on campus debated a number of ideas that could potentially alter University life. From affirmative action to technology transfer; from a new student government to the old, but still controversial Committee on Rights and Responsibilities; from pass-fail courses to make-up exams; from a shortage of Core courses to growing pains in the Social Studies concentration; from race-related problems to conflicts with Cambridge residents; issues arose that struck at the heart of student and Faculty life. Yet the full Faculty of Arts and Sciences met only a half-dozen times...
There could be some surprises, though, since the proposal would change longstanding University policy. For example, the proposal would alter the Faculty's statement on conflicts of interest for the first time in more than 15 years and would make professors responsible for reporting potential conflicts to any member of the new committee. In spelling out the possibility of a "conflict of commitment"--a professors's involvement with an outside group that detracted too greatly from his teaching time or energy--the new statement might also make professors more likely to report such involvements, like time-consuming consulting jobs...
Still, even the most rigorous of solicitation techniques may not compensate for other, less wide ranging aspects of the new tax laws. William Boardman, director of major gifts ($100,000 and up), admits to some trepidation about changes in estate tax laws, which may drastically alter the investment behavior of very wealthy citizens. Uncertainty about the future of laws that must be continually renewed may deter potential donors who are unsure about where to make long-term investments. And there is talk now in Washington of imposing select tax increases upon very specific assets, which may put yet another squeeze...
...sprays three years ago, a major row erupted. Some scientists welcomed the ban, contending that the synthetic compounds-like Freon -were destroying the earth's ozone layer, a shield against the sun's ultraviolet rays. They warned that loss of ozone could cause more cancer and perhaps alter the weather. Other scientists pooh-poohed such doomsday scenarios as unproved...
...Alter, who had grown bored with the administrative end of his sailboat business, sold out to a camping-equipment maker, the Coleman Co. of Wichita, Kans. "I didn't want to be head of anything because then you have to go to meetings and junk," says Alter, who instead signed on with Coleman as a designer and began casting about for something different to create. The result: a 33-ft. fiberglass sloop, the Hobie 33. Equipped with a retractable keel and a mast that can be easily removed for transportation, the boat is small enough to be towed behind...