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...research of professors whose work is likely to produce a commercial profit, the work being carried out on University time and in University facilities. Mr. Steiner's "visit" to the Faculty Council was clearly to test the atmosphere and to introduce the plan with a minimum of fuss. Indeed, the University has already tried to sequester a major block of space in the new Biochemistry and Molecular Biology building for one of its prospective entrepreneurs. Fortunately the Department balked at giving one of its members such extraordinary status, but the campaign has only begun...
...times were changing. With The Moon Is Blue, the church had its reasons for the C rating-sex and innuendo-but the general public failed to understand the fuss over such a fluffy, flossy little comedy. Gradually, confidence in the film-office ratings eroded among Catholics...
...that life will be any easier, nor will there be so much laughter, but that the presidential contest is developing into a choice between distinctly different men and policies. "The issues will be ventilated," he claims. "It will be a good debate." He was looking beyond the current fuss over the TV debates, of course, and talking about the sort of struggle that is fun in the world of power. While a lot of Americans gaze with a certain despondency on the candidates, they continue to watch, mesmerized by the political drama...
Since so much fuss was and is being made about registering for the draft [July 28], let's start a new system whereby all men under, say, 45 who feel that a peacetime draft is imperative would go to the post office and give a written commitment to join our military if the Government should deem it necessary. This solution would stop complaints from our 19-and 20-year-olds and would give the older men a chance to prove again their deep devotion to this country...
...couldn't understand what the fuss was," Chandler, who wore neat navy blue shorts, said. "They said my dress was inappropriate because we deal with the public, but mailmen and bus drivers deal with the public, and they wear shorts," he added...