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Although Jews constitute only 3% of the U.S. population, 80% of the nation's professional comedians are Jewish. Why such domination of American humor? New York City Psychologist Samuel Janus, who once did a yearlong stint as a stand-up comic, thinks that he has the answer: Jewish humor is born of depression and alienation from the general culture. For Jewish comedians, he told the recent annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, "comedy is a defense mechanism to ward off the aggression and hostility of others...
Andronike E. Janus, assistant director of athletics, said yesterday the new system is part of the "negotiating process going on right now to determine how much different faculties around the University pay for use of the athletic facilities...
Under the current financing system, faculties other than the Faculty of Arts and Sciences pay a fee based on usage to allow their students the use of the University's athletic plant. FAS pays the balance of the operating costs, which Janus estimated at about 62 per cent of the total...
...sticker system was devised by the athletic department to improve the accuracy of the records, Janus said...
Adronike E. Janus, assistant director for Athletics, said yesterday there would be more than adequate time available for recreational swimming despite the loss of the Radcliffe pool...