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...science fiction. So you have to be careful. But you want to be as close to the edge as possible." When he first proposed manipulating mouse genes to help model disease, the nih gatekeepers thought he was over the line. "Not worthy of pursuit," they said of his grant proposals. Happily, Capecchi ignored them...
...Developments yesterday and late Wednesday marked a departure from a more confrontational tone both sides have taken since Interim Dean of the College David R. Pilbeam announced on Oct. 2 that he was ending the UC party grant program because of concerns about underage drinking and student health. The program distributed $1,750 every week to fund parties around campus...
...Nelson yesterday also pulled back from a suggestion by McLoughlin on Tuesday that the College might establish its own grant-giving body for student groups if the UC did not stop funding dorm parties...
...Undergraduate Council (UC) would therefore have been wise to take Pilbeam’s advice and recommit its poorly regulated party grants to other causes, such as the DAPA grant program, class-wide social events, and some of our 390 student organizations...
...deep-rooted belief that, in the words of Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II, the UC “cannot be trusted,” the College has flexed its muscles and threatened to not cut the UC a check until it terminates party grants. This would put the UC in a deep bind because it relies on periodic checks from the administration to keep itself afloat.The administration has also introduced a new set of restrictions on funding for grants to House Committees (HoCos) and student groups—restrictions that will paralyze the UC?...