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...university will not press any felony charges, but it will have its regular disciplinary body review the case. Brandeis is unsure whether it will take action against Weintraub, said Rod Crafts, dean of student affairs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLASS CUTS | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

Neustadt crafted a memorandum for the committeeurging it to look for a successful politician torun the Institute and be a lightening rod for thestudents considering elective office. Thornburgh"symbolizes in his person the things that ought tobe encouraged," Neustadt said...

Author: By Noam S. Cohen, | Title: Appointment of Ex-Governor Marks New Educational Purpose for IOP | 2/5/1987 | See Source »

Another playwright Brustein would not touch with a 20-foot curtain rod is Clifford Odets, author of the Huntington's latest offering, Awake and Sing. Odets was one of the most prominent American playwrights of the 1930s, working with the Group Theater, the idealistic, left-wing venture that helped bring the modern theater to the United States. Odets first hit the big time with his Socialist one-act, Waiting for Lefty, which supposedly had audiences on their feet, yelling "Strike! Strike...

Author: By Peter D. Sagal, | Title: Theatre Like It Oughta Be | 1/23/1987 | See Source »

...collapse of the Apodaca case, following a prolonged pretrial hearing, "puts in doubt the prosecution of Lucas on any case based on a confession," contends his co-counsel Rod Ponton. That could include not only previous convictions, which Lucas now wants to fight, but also some 20 pending charges. The Apodaca case was considered one of the strongest remaining against Lucas. Besides his written confession, investigators say he led them to the scene of the killing. His attorneys, however, produced witnesses supporting his new claim that he was 600 miles away on the night of the crime. Further, blood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Master Of Cant and Recant | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

...William Humphrey is to minimalists of the Raymond Carver school what an old silk-wrapped, split-cane fly rod is to a shiny new graphite lunker stick. The proof lies in these 13 glowing tales gathered for the first time in one volume...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rare Bird Open Season | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

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