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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Martin L. Kilson, Jr., professor of Government, is one of the more entertaining faculty around, and can often be found in places like the "Rendezvous," either reading or having a discussion with one of his students. Check him out sometime, even if you only stop in for a minute. Kilson does rant and rave a lot, but the man knows how to think...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: As Long As You Asked... | 9/1/1978 | See Source »

...offered by the respective departments instead of the Committee on Gen Ed. Further requirements, such as a foreign language and Expository Writing, only complicate the picture, as does the moderately Byzantine arrangement of partial and complete by-passes of the Gen Ed courses. And no road maps allowed, either...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Farewell to Gen Ed | 9/1/1978 | See Source »

Another threat is a U.S. recession, brought on either by inflation or by dollar-propping actions-primarily a sharp boost in interest rates-that will have to be more drastic the longer they are put off. Top administrative aides privately express concern that the U.S. may be faced with a combination of high inflation and serious recession by the time the 1980 election campaign starts gathering momentum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Greenbacks Under the Gun | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

...rising demand has collided with a steadily dwindling supply, sending prices rocketing. Though nearly all the gold ever mined (some 80,000 tons) is still around, most of it is either locked away in vaults of central banks or stashed in private hoards. Buyers essentially must bid against each other to purchase newly mined gold-and production in South Africa, the leading mining nation, fell to 700 tons last year, 30% less than in 1970. Moreover, makers of jewelry and industrial products are expected to snap up about 70% of what new gold does become available this year, leaving still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Greenbacks Under the Gun | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

...eleven different kinds of food, such as bananas, bean cake and candy. Handed the food, he was then led back by a researcher (who did not know the container's contents). The other chimp quickly eyed the sealed container but had no idea what was in it either. The returning chimp would then press the appropriate button on the console, which would flash the lexigram for the food on the screen. If the other chimp understood and identified what he saw by also pressing the correct button, both chimps would be rewarded with the food. In one series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Chimp to Chimp | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

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