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Fellow Robert G. Stone Jr. '45 says that when the Corporation faces an unfamiliar issue, its first response is to consult with as many people around the University as possible. "Very seldom we say unilaterally seven people can make the best decisions, because very often we have to seek advice from as many people as we can. We don't know all the answers," he explains. This process was most evident recently when the University considered a proposal from Professor of Biochemistry Mark Ptashe to set up a profit-making genetic engineering company within the University. After extensive consultation within...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: Keeping Their Hands In | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

...Brazilian market consists mostly of banks and manufacturers. In a nation in which wages average $160 a month, few families can afford computers. But the machines are popping up in some unfamiliar places. They help shrimp farmers determine how much feed to use, and the government has begun installing them in the offices of the country's 69 federal Senators. The legislators will use the computers to keep track of everything from the size of last year's soybean crop to the names of the children of their most influential constituents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Copacomputer | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

Mabony attributed part of the varsity's troubles to unfamiliar equipment, surroundings and teammates adding that she expects the team to come together as a scrappy boat with a lot of finesse...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Heavies Fifth in Opener | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...last night's opening moments, the Crimson would have had trouble treading the water back on Soldiers Field. For it wasn't just the unfamiliar artificial turf of Nickerson Field, or just the inspired play of the visiting Blue Hens that accounted for URI's 1-0 lead five minutes into the game...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: It's All Wet But It's All Right: Laxwomen Crush Rhode Island, 12-3 | 3/22/1984 | See Source »

...parties that marked previous anniversaries--focused on themes of unity within the Black community. A series of seminars tried to reinforce this sense of solidarity. A free film, which documented Malcolm X's contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, was attended by a diverse group, many of whom were unfamiliar with his life...

Author: By Carla D. Williams, | Title: The Legacy of Malcolm X | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

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