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What of the moral considerations? Among other things, says Daniel Callahan, director of the Hastings, N.Y., Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences, the plan assumes that brighter is better, and that the Nobel Prize is a rough index to social usefulness. Says he: "There's no guarantee that high IQ people produce better people or a better society. It is not the retarded kids of the world who produce the wars and destruction." Graham's project may not even make good sense on its own terms. Nobel sperm may be bright, but the donors are usually...
...brighter side, Crimson captain Jenny Stone continued her strong late-season play with an easy 15-8, 15-10, 15-12 sweep in the fifth position...
...nation's energy outlook does seem somewhat brighter than it did last autumn, when fears of heating oil shortages and a squeeze on gasoline supplies brought almost daily warnings from the Administration of a looming energy pinch. Increased conservation by homeowners, along with an unseasonably warm winter, have helped to reduce heating oil consumption. It has dropped by at least 10% from last year throughout the Northeast, the region that uses the most fuel. Even more important has been the drop in gasoline use. Last year prices rose 35%, to a current nationwide average of approximately...
Under the skillful presidency of William J. McGill, the future of the nation's 5th oldest degree-granting school (founded in 1754) has lately seemed brighter: the budget is balanced, the campus is peaceful, and renovations of facilities are under way. Now the trustees are determined that the healing process continue into the 1980s. Last week, after screening 700 candidates, Columbia chose a favorite son ideally equipped for the task: Michael I. Sovern, 48, provost and former dean of Columbia's School of Law, who will become the university's 17th president when McGill retires on July...
...meanwhile, in the Harvard locker room, amid the disappointment, Calvin Dixon saw the other side of the coin, the brighter side for Harvard fans and players. "We proved we're a legitimate team," he said...