Word: berkeleys
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After the Free Speech Movement turmoil at Berkeley three years ago, the Regents, who had previously held control of all course offerings in the University system, created the BED as an outlet for student and faculty dissatisfaction. The BED is composed of six professors and one professor-administrator. Until last week, it had completely independent power to create new courses at UC. Its decisions were subject to approval neither by the chancellors nor by the Regents...
...behalf of us graduate students, I would submit that, like those at Berkeley, Wisconsin, and Michigan, we do our best. We are very sorry, those of us who love to teach, that we have to devote so much time to the furtherance of our careers and personal lives. But this happens everywhere; and it seems that most of our students are no less self-sacrificing than we, nor do many expect so much selflessness of themselves. I think a more just appraisal than Mr. Alexander's would find large numbers of us doing more in this community than grinding away...
Young makes no pretense of being a scholar: his bibliography consists of two learned articles on California's education code and municipal government. Nonetheless, Young was the choice to succeed Murphy, primarily because of his record as an administrator who can get along with students. Unlike Berkeley, U.C.L.A. has never had a major student rebellion. Former Chancellor Murphy, now chairman of the Los Angeles Times Mirror Co., gives Young credit for that record. He calls him "the best-qualified academic administrator in the country." The rambunctious, student-run Daily Bruin agrees; it enthusiastically supported his candidacy...
...Berkeley, Calif...
...most ironic fate of all befell Brillo-bearded Jerry Rubin, 30, a former Berkeley free-speecher and now a yippie leader. To protect himself from police strong-arm tactics, Rubin hired a husky, sledge-fisted Chicagoan known as "Big Bob Lavin," whose beard and bellicosity were matched by his ability at bottle-throwing in confrontations with the cops. Big Bob was gassed by the police, fought them valiantly, but was finally clubbed into submission-carrying with him into jail Rubin's tactical diary. Only then was it revealed that Big Bob was really an undercover cop, Robert Pierson...