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...early May, the Faculty endorsed the underlying principle that the task force on the core curriculum expounded in its report--the need for more stringent non-concentration requirements for undergraduates. However, it voted to carry on consideration of a substantive "core program" within the framework of a five-area format that the Faculty Council proposed, rather than the Wilson committee's eight-area plan. Over the summer, two Faculty members will draw up an agenda for hammering out a detailed curriculum proposal in each of the five areas. But everyone involved in the core curriculum debate, especially Wilson...
...last year, that audience has not come. Popular movies which drew 1100 people last year have attracted only 600 this year; presidents complain that they cannot judge accurately how large an audience each film will draw. Film society officials cite the Harvard Square Theatre's new repertory format as one cause of declining attendance...
...also fears that some people will associate the book with imaginative commercial ventures like Erichvon Daniken's Chariots of the Gods rather than seeing it as a serious scholarly work. To prevent such offhand dismissal of his theory, Jaynes asked his publisher for complete control over the book's format. He chose the type style, designed the cover, and insisted on the rather ponderous title and thorough footnoting. He says the book's present appearance clearly shows he is "not trying to sell books but to contribute to knowledge." "Books are much too important to leave to publishers," he adds...
...recommendation proposes that two thirds of the debt be funded directly and the remainder defrayed over the next few years through the introduction of money saving measures, such as a shift to a more economical format and cutting an issue, Jack Bloom '79, SAC member and chairman of the Planning, Budget, and Evaluation Committee at the institute said yesterday...
...supporters all urged, however, that this temporary format remain open to change and revision, if necessary in the fall...