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...result of the administration's waffling on the nature of the concentration was a period of activism that Henry Rosovsky describes in his recent book, The University: An Owners Manual. According to Rosovsky, the Faculty, "as a result of intense student pressure, building occupations and open threats" abandoned the recommendations of the Rosovsky Committee. Instead, the administration conceded to the radical demands of the AAAAS, opting for a department, the design of which came from the AAAAS rather than the Rosovsky Committee...

Author: By Roger G. Kuo, | Title: The Troubled History of Afro-Am | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

...cells, some of which may have broken loose, circulated through the bloodstream and begun to infiltrate other organs. A mammogram can detect pinpoint tumors that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in.) across, often well before the process of metastasis has started. This is not to say that a manual exam by a doctor or the woman herself is a waste of time. Such exams can sometimes turn up tumors missed by X rays. But the early-detection capability ^ of mammography clearly saves lives. A 1987 study found that for women whose tumors were discovered early by mammograms, the five...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breast Cancer: A Puzzling Plague | 1/14/1991 | See Source »

...made democratically with majority vote required for admission. The process has been studied by innumerable faculty committees, graduate students, and for many articles by The Crimson itself. Acting Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky devoted an entire chapter to admissions in his recent book, The University: an Owner's Manual. Although one can disagree with our policies, one cannot responsibly claim they are secret...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Admissions Office Strikes Back: The Process Is Fair | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...only made me pick my appropriately named torture. I had the options of "interval training" (intervals of two weeks, I hoped), "Pike's Peak" (for those who exercise in hiking boots instead of Reeboks), "random" (for my house assignment), "manual control" (for Gov. concentrators), "roller coaster" (the machine does a 360 while you climb), "lunar landing" (so you can space out while exercising) or "steady climb" (for underachievers...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Climbing the Stairway to Hell | 11/20/1990 | See Source »

Students with manual impairments will be able to use the voice-activated Dragon systems developed by Paul G. Bamberg, director of science instruction in continuing education, to enter text into a computer, according to Ellen C. Fanizzi, assistant director...

Author: By D. RICHARD De silva, | Title: Disabled Students' Lab To Open in Sci. Center | 11/15/1990 | See Source »

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