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...Nickel said that despite refusing to stockpile the pills, the university is taking the issues raised by the proposal very seriously. He said a number of university-sponsored forums about the issue of nuclear war have been scheduled...

Author: By Paull E. Hejinian, | Title: Brown University Rejects Students' Suicide Pill Vote | 10/24/1984 | See Source »

...Health Services has refused to stock the pills. "The mission of the university is to affirm and enhance life," said a university spokesman, Mark M. Nickel, "Suicide is not a solution to any problem...

Author: By Paull E. Hejinian, | Title: Brown University Rejects Students' Suicide Pill Vote | 10/24/1984 | See Source »

Isaac was quick to point out that "not one nickel of taxpayers' money" will be spent on Continental because the rescue funds will come from FDIC reserves, which are made up of earnings collected on insurance premiums from banks. Yet the chairman of the House Banking Committee, Rhode Island Democrat Fernand St Germain, objects to any Government agency committing itself to such an expensive bailout without getting congressional approval. Said St Germain: "If there are enough Continentals, then we can rest assured that Mr. Isaac will be standing here, hat in hand, asking for congressional appropriations to replenish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Betting Billions on a Bank | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

...businessman came in saying he had been to Kansas City. "They got Coke machines there that talk to you. They say, Thank you' and 'Have a nice day' and 'Sorry, that nickel is bent,' that sort of thing. There were country boys there buying Coke they didn't want, just to get the machines talking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Arkansas: Whittling Away | 6/11/1984 | See Source »

...expectations by going 86 LISA BLACK came off the bench to spark the women's lacrosse team's return to the NCAA quarterfinals, sophomore GERRIRUBIN pitched her heart out but the softball team wound up fifth in the Ivies, men's lightweight crew (from left, EDD ELEMINC JEFF NICKEL, BEN COLBURN, GREG WILLIAMS, PAT BENNETT, PAUL NATHRSON, JUSTIN KERMOND, JAMES SHELDON) and their heavyweight counterparts finished fourth in the East, the women's heavyweights took third, but the Radcliffe lights, including a jubilant ANNE HOLTZWORTH, ruled the region nabbing first place at the Eastern Sprints...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Picture perfect | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

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