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...have since been sullied by wrongful actions incompatible with their initial missions. This is not to compare the murders of foreign heads of state and overthrows of regimes with the too often too cozy relationship between the K-School, Big Government and Big Donors. But it is cause for concern when the CIA and K-School link up, as it was announced last week they would under the auspices of a new program to be funded by the agency and administered by the K-School...
...Tent City and the arrest of 10 activists and homeless persons, MIT announced its stance on the issue. MIT said that while it is sympathetic to the plight of the homeless, the problem is not the institution's responsibility. MIT claimed that the eviction was motivated by a concern for the health of the residents of Tent City. But the institution refused to negotiate with Tent City before the eviction and discussions since then have produced nothing. Representatives of the institution have stated "the issue of homelessness is in the first instance a matter of public policy and public responsibility...
Brian J. Stevens '88, president of the Theta Iota Chapter, said, "We're trying to get people to realize that these issues do concern them and do something about them whenever possible...
Although many of the newly-elected membersspecifically stated they were pro-divestment, theyalso showed a general concern for other Law Schoolissues such as faculty diversity, the tenureprocess and the role of students in administrativedecisions...
While the idea of New Age Green Berets meditating in the jungle can inspire laughter, it can also inspire a certain concern about the political and social implications of the whole movement. Is it some kind of neoleftist response to the Age of Reagan, or is it an ultrarightist extension of Reaganism? The answer depends somewhat on the answerer's politics. While some see in the New Agers' chants and nebulous slogans a revival of the shaggy '60s, others see the devotion of many New Agers to moneymaking as simply a new variant of yuppieism...