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...Kenneth Ryder, Northeastern's fourth president, said in an annual address that he would leave office as soon as a replacement could be found to take the university's helm. The outgoing president, who is widely looked upon as a national leader in education issues, said a search committee composed of faculty, students, administrators and alumni would soon seek his successor...
...year-old Ryder, a Boston University graduate, has been president of Northeastern for the last 14 years. His association with the university began in 1949 when he joined the faculty as an instructor of history and government. Other positions he held before assuming the role of president include dean of administration, vice president for university administration and executive vice president...
...addition to his responsibilities at Northeastern, Ryder also belongs to several special committees active in higher education. Recently, Congress asked Ryder to participate on the National Commission on Student Financial Assistance, a special board which will probe the issue of federal funding for college students...
...Ryder's decision to become chancellor after leaving the presidency follows a tradition set by the current chancellor, Asa Knowles, said Northeastern's Director of Public Relations Paul Jones. Knowles, who will become chancellor emeritus when Ryder officially takes the post, was also president before the Board of Trustees made him chancellor...
Must be the Maitlands -- Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara (Geena Davis) -- the ghosts of the house's previous owners, who died a while back and now reside in the attic. This nice postmortem couple is no happier than Lydia (Winona Ryder) to be trapped here with trendy Charles (Jeffrey Jones) and the unspeakable Delia (Catherine O'Hara). So the Maitlands have been trying to scare the Deetzes away. Sorry, kids. Go ahead and haunt these New Age parvenus; they'll just invite their friends to enjoy the kicky spectacle. The Maitlands need some serious help, perhaps from the lecherous demon...