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Dates: during 1980-1989
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God save Darwin and his adherents from journalists! Recently, Professor Stephen J. Gould had a talk at Hillel on the role of individuals in evolution. The note in [that] Saturday's edition of The Crimson (November 2) summarized the main topics fairly. The main problem, however, was the headline, "Gould...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Saving Darwin | 11/13/1985 | See Source »

My objections are twofold. First, the headline declares that Darwinism needs revision, which implies that it is wrong. Second, such a statement is attributed to Sephen J. Gould. In fact, neither implication is accurate. The theory of evolution by means of natural selection has been flourishing for the last two...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Saving Darwin | 11/13/1985 | See Source »

The current theory of evolution is a broader concept than Darwinism and it is the former that may be subject to revisions. The mechanism of adaptive evolution, i.e. Darwinian natural selection, however does not need to be revised. May Darwin sleep quietly. Michael Jasienski, G1 Department of Organismic and Evolutionary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Saving Darwin | 11/13/1985 | See Source »

The association has seen many splits and factions in the course of its evolution. As it enters its fourth decade of involvement in city politics this year, it seems to be facing yet another challenge.

Author: By Catherine L. Schmidt, | Title: Forty Years With America's Oldest Municipal Party | 11/4/1985 | See Source »

Professor of Geology Stephen Jay Gould argued, before a crowd of 200 at Hillel last night, that the classical Darwinian theory of evolution must be revised to explain phenomena other than competition among individuals.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gould Suggests Darwin Revisions | 11/2/1985 | See Source »

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