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MEDFORD--More than 200 Tufts undergraduates yesterday continued their occupation of the university's main administration building, which they entered noon Wednesday to protest President Jean Mayer's decision to deny tenure to a popular junior faculty member. The number of protesters in and outside the building swelled to more than 500 during the day. Student representatives said yesterday evening that they would stay a second night, and until Mayer reversed his decision...
...Mayer and several deans were unable to enter the packed Ballou Hall yesterday morning, but the officials were allowed in for a 2 p.m. meeting with eight student representatives. The meeting lasted for about two hours, and Tufts senior Daniel Poor said afterward that Mayer held firm on denying sociologist Peter Dreier tenure but was considering proposals to alter radically the university's tenure process by allowing more student input...
...leaving the building's grounds around 5 p.m. Mayer told a group of students. "People aren't given tenure on the basis of how loudly they can shout into a microphone...
...mark of Vaillant's achievement that his book, instead of sparking more controversy on a disputed subject, is being hailed by leaders in the field as a major breakthrough. Dr. William Mayer, acting head of the Federal Government's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, considers Vaillant's work to be "an unmatched contribution and a reasoned approach to solving the massive health and social problems relating to the excessive use of alcohol." Last week the American Medical Society on Alcoholism gave Dr. Vaillant its annual award "in commemoration of outstanding contribution and unstinting dedication...
...Associate Managing Editor L. Joseph Garcia '84, Associate Managing Editor Timothy W. Plass '85, Photography Chairman Alexander S. Rhinelander '85, Photography Chairman Michael D. Knobler '85, Sports Editor James W. Silver '84, Associate Sports Editor Sarah Paul '84, Associate Editorial Chairman Errol T. Louis '84, Magazine Editor Thomas J. Mayer '84, Assistant Magazine Editor Lavea Brachman '84, Assistant Features Editor David L. Parker '85, Associate Business Manager Jonathan M. Weintrauo '85, Advertising Manager Mathew A. Ross '85, General Manager Thomas L. Roach '84, Special Publications Manager Joan I. Cha '85, Production Manager Anthony R. Miner '85, Assistant Production Manager...