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Edward M. Averett, a freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) whose SCA name is Corwym Llewellyn of Mona, said he has always been interested in fantasy. "I have read 'Lord of the Rings' 61 times. The last I heard, the record was 51, so I've probably read it more times than anyone else," Averett said...
...spectrum fees--charged to those who use the "public" airwaves. The argument goes as follows: Public broadcasting, if properly funded, provides a vital, public service, producing enriching and artistically sound programs. Commercial television, on the other hand, produces some sort of inferior, mind-rotting drivel--all in the name of the advertising market. Because commercial broadcasters limit access to a valuable resource, they should help fund the public system. Spectrum fees will provide a politically insulated, long-term form of financing...
...procedure concerning its handling of disclosure forms. Investigations by the commission remain confidential. Any breach of that confidentiality carries a fine of up to $1000 or one year in jail or both. While the files are open to the public, anyone requesting information about an official must leave his name with the commission, which forwards the person's identity to the official whose statement was examined. Some defensive administrators suggest that anyone rummaging through an official's files should also be investigated, but Brickman dismisses the idea as self-defeating. "The fact that there are rogues and scandals in every...
WHEN the great man came to New York in the early '50s, they called him Charlie Mingus. A few years later he announced that Charlie was a name for a boy or a horse--and Charles he has remained. Or simply Mingus, the name as distinctive as its bearer. Given a career that is a case study in the plight of the black American artist, it's not hard to see why the musical importance of Charles Mingus has so often been eclipsed by the drama of his troubled life. Even as he first established his unique and revolutionary talent...
...steady but tenuous relationship with the varsity team. Andrews recalls. "I had a good camp, but I didn't think I had a prayer of making the varsity. I was content to play J.V. I guess Billy (Cleary) liked some of the things I did. I saw my name on the varsity roster the day he made the cuts. Jeez, I was high as a kite. I didn't touch the ground for a few days. It was the biggest surprise of my life. I ended up practicing with the varsity all year which was a great experience because everybody...