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Following this tale of woe came another piece which showed the depth of Harvard's commitment to education. Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences A. Michael Spence, it seems, has finally realized the negative effects of long-term faculty raiding and has proposed bettering the chance junior faculty members have of receiving tenure (he could have looked at the Yankees; how many World Series have they won without a farm system, just throwing money at free agents?). While it shouldn't be hard to imporve junior members' chances--you can't do worse than zero--he has proposed...
...Though I have employed my computer in performing a multitude of tasks, including writing term papers, calculating the effect of the new tuition hike on the family budget, and sending form letters to my relatives, I haven't the slightest idea as to how to program...
...main long-term danger to the U.S. is increased reliance on foreign oil. Many business leaders and politicians have taken note that ultralow oil prices are threatening to stunt domestic production. Gerald Greenwald, vice chairman of Chrysler, sees the peril of another oil shock. Says he: "We've been burned twice before, and we see the elements of No. 3 taking shape...
...police-union poll taken last fall showed that 91% of 481 officers who responded rated the chief's performance as "poor" or "below average." Morale on the force, 90% of whose members are men, is still falling. Nevertheless, Harrington argues that her policies will bring long-term results. To her critics, she says cuttingly, "The kind of people who are in law enforcement for the excitement are very much opposed to what I'm trying...
Washington officials are wary of applying anything more than steady but gentle pressure on Chun. The South Korean President, they believe, shows every sign of stepping down when his term ends in 1988 and seems to be moving--or at least edging--toward democracy. Nor is the U.S. inclined to underestimate its ally's strategic needs or its own. Last week Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger visited the 41,000 American servicemen in South Korea and reaffirmed the Reagan Administration's view that the country's security is vital to U.S. interests...