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...solid minority of the voting members of the Executive Committee of the Harvard-Radcliffe Democratic Club, strongly oppose ratification of the proposed student body constitution, and feel it is our duty to dispel the aura of unanimity that surrounds the Executive Committee's endorsement as reported on the first page of Monday's Crimson...
Weltha's troubles began when the campus newspaper, the Iowa State Daily, wrote about his ability to see auras, which he described as the "visible field of color around people." That caught the eye of another faculty member, Professor John Patterson, who teaches materials science and engineering. Incensed at what he considered to be blatant nonsense, Patterson wrote a letter to the Daily challenging Weltha to put his aura-detecting ability to a scientifically rigorous test. Weltha responded with a letter that avoided the challenge, and the debate has gathered velocity ever since: in private faculty discussions...
...several new characters, "of various genres," as Creator George Lucas phrases it, together with "aliens, robots and others, including humans." What about Obi-wan-Kenobi, the role that last week brought Alec Guinness an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor? Lucas is suddenly circumspect. "Obi-wan's aura will be there," he says cautiously, "his essence, if you like...
...vivid moments, it took on the aura of a political trial...
...most gripping, the inquest took on the aura of a political trial. An excerpt from another duel between Kentridge and Goosen...