Word: senioritis
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...same time, Chief Justice Warren, as one of his last official acts, requested senior federal judges to begin drafting a code of ethics for the federal judiciary. The prospective rules would not only bar judges from outside employment, excepting only lecturing, writing and teaching on legal subjects, but would also require disclosure within the Judicial branch of all income. In a sense, Warren was racing Congress, where three bills on judicial ethics have already been submitted. It is uncertain, however, how far Congress could go in clamping down on a supposedly coequal branch of government. Many Congressmen believe that...
Despite the opportunities, however, today's graduates are surprisingly reluctant to seize them. Six years ago, an estimated 30% of the students at Northwestern University were undecided on a career. This year a survey showed that the undecideds amount to 54%. A Harvard senior expressed the prevailing mood: "If I'm alive and out of,jail when I'm 30, we'll see what happens." Even if he manages to come to a decision then, the chances are that he will not stay put. It is estimated that more than half the present June graduates will...
...reasonably content with traditional careers. In general, the children of blue-collar workers and Negro students strive to attain the very jobs that many privileged whites disdain. Most students have no special quarrel with the profit motive, and an estimated 30% of all graduates go into business. As a senior at Columbia University puts it: "I think it's great that all the academic virtuosos are turning up their noses at the good business jobs. Let the brains starve in South America while I make $20,000 a year...
...difference is in the atmosphere," says Doretha Freas-ier, a sophomore at the University of Chicago who lives in coed Woodward Court. "The mere fact that you can talk to a guy any time you want to means you're going to be better adjusted socially." Adds Stanford Senior Pat McMahon: "I think it encourages a more holistic relationship. It is very important that men and women see each other as more than bodies...
After Watson gets the students' and Masters' preferences, he and his assistants compile a massive list rating the student groups on several different factors. From information gathered from proctors, senior advisors, athletic coaches, and others, Watson prepares an IBM chart showing each student...