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...that political engagement on campus was virtually nonexistent, with students expressing more concern over the closing of the popular bar Cronin’s to make room for the Holyoke Center than the absence of black students on campus, male-female segregation, or lingering anti-Semitism.But Marglin would make a drastic departure from the depoliticized environment of the late 50s to marry his economics with a radical brand of politics.A self-avowed “pink-diaper,” Marglin said his left-wing politics stemmed from his parents—moderate leftists in their own right.But not until...
...referring to her responsibilities as a PAF. “I would be wiling to take less money and still do the position.” Despite the grim projections on paper, some students on the committee did not believe that the cuts would be so drastic in reality. Abdelsamad said that he does not believe the concentration fair would be completely eliminated. “That was a harsh assessment,” he said. He said that the fair will likely combine with another event, or take a more subdued form. According to Abdelsamad, the cuts were made...
...leave when the deadline for entering next season expires on May 29; after all, few sports can rival Formula One for its history of posturing. Ferrari, the only team to have competed since the series began in 1950, threatened in the 1980s to leave for the Indianapolis 500. Drastic proposals by the FIA last year to introduce a standardized engine across all teams - a nonstarter for the likes of Ferrari - quickly looked like scare tactics aimed at exacting concessions elsewhere from the teams. "Formula One is Ferrari, and Ferrari is Formula One," Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's commercial-rights holder...
...come to buy guns and ammo, beading supplies, or to sell for quick cash their saddles, buffalo robes and beaded-buckskin ceremonial costumes. But others remain supportive of the jail project - and the enterprise of the town's administrators. The store's fourth-generation owner, George Lammers, noting the drastic difference between subtropical, humid Gitmo and dry, wintry Hardin, says, "This place would be torture for some of those boys." But, he allows, "I think it would be great for all the law enforcement people to be here. It would help our housing market. Our city fathers wanted the economic...
...anytime soon, a number of professors expressed concern that restructuring FAS may be a euphemism for shrinking the size of the Faculty.History lecturer Adam G. Beaver, who is also the department’s assistant director of undergraduate studies, said the FAS administration took a “very drastic measure early” by freezing most of its running faculty searches.“The long-term health of the University lies with the long-term strength of its faculty,” said Economics Department Chair James H. Stock. “That requires ongoing hiring and recruiting...