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...among the bedrock 25%, such questions do not seem to matter; their view of Nixon remains immovable. Some in this group take their cue from the Administration and consider Watergate a "blip" that has been overblown by a hostile press. Others are more cynical (though they would probably describe their attitude as realistic) and deride their opponents as hypocrites. To them, politics is always dirty, and Nixon's conduct in office only slightly worse than usual, if that. Furthermore, many Nixon backers consider him a man who sees and understands their interests, particularly in areas like school busing, welfare...
...indifferent among those in the political middle usually take their cue from attitudes, not arguments. By objecting to someone's manner they are freed from having to consider his ideas. Granted their distaste is well founded toward those flamboyant types in every community who too readily take up a succession of fashionably unfashionable causes and as quickly lose interest when more practical people get interested. But it is hard to accept the accompanying assumption of the passive middle: that low interest and low involvement in public affairs are proof of superiority. The fastidious who deplore the kind of people engaged...
...chime, whistles and trumpets pierce the muffled drumbeat. Seeking superrealism in his interpretation, Atlanta Symphony Conductor Robert Shaw installed 16 electronically controlled explosive devices to simulate cannons in the pit. Last week, before a crowd of 1,500, he pressed a button on the conductor's stand on cue, and a smoky, skull-splitting blast filled the Atlanta Memorial Arts Center. That triggered a smoke-sensitive automatic fire alarm. In minutes, 25 eager firemen charged into the auditorium, axes and hoses at the ready. While a dazed audience watched helplessly, the firemen made for the smoke-filled...
...only specific topic slated for the Rosovsky committee agenda is education in the freshman year. The topic will be raised by Dean Kiely who steered the CUE through a year-long study of the freshman year in 1972-73. Kiely's choice of focus was in part a tactical one. Since freshman year is the only one in which departments have few vested interests, it represents an area where the would-be reformer is least likely to encounter Faculty resistance. The outcome of the CUE review, Kiely's "Notes Toward a Discussion of Freshman Year," outlines a proposal...
...private mutterings. And the vocal minority has tended to regard issues of departmental requirements and organization or the "quality" and "ethical content" of undergraduate courses as liberal distractions from the task of scrutinizing Harvard's involvement in activities outside university walls. With ample justification student activists have seen CUE's activities as involving little more than endless pettifogging over calendar reforms and other minor legislation...