Word: uppers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Above all of this, exercising much more than just pro forma power, is the Corporation, a group of men who have made it in the upper circles of the proper Eastern establishment. Every week they meet and decide the course of the University. It could be a big job, except the course never changes--it's strictly a matter of keeping you on the wheel and not letting...
...Reading Test. The misconceptions about this test really abound. Some think it decides what track you'll be in for the next four years. Others, through upper classman hearsay, will spend hours practicing by reading books, baseball cards, milk cartons, anything they can find. Actually, this is about the only pleasant exam you'll take in the next several years, so enjoy it. A basic reading knowledge of English, however, is required...
Little Bloodshed. Still, there was reason to hope that the forces favoring political pluralism would yet gain the upper hand. Both the mass passions against the Communists and the armed forces' abhorrence of the old right-wing dictatorship seem to favor a victory for moderation. There was also cause for encouragement in the fact that there has been little bloodshed despite the chaos and tension of the past several weeks. So far, the various political factions have devoted themselves to writing manifestoes-not trying to impose their wills by force of arms...
...constitutional amendment that gave her the power to maintain the state of emergency indefinitely. More important, the amendment had the effect of removing her case from the jurisdiction of the courts. The parliamentary action, which swept through the Lower House by a vote of 336 to 0 and the Upper House by 161 to 0, was a ludicrous case of overkill. First, Indira rewrote the law under which she had been convicted. Then, once again taking no chances, she had the constitution amended to render the Supreme Court powerless to rule on her case. That is the way things...
Scenes From American Life, a comedy about upper-class life in Buffalo, has been getting rave reviews. It's continuing in repertory with Ah, Wilderness at the BU Summer Repertory Theatre. Ticket prices are steep--$4 to $7.50--but there is such a thing as a "student pass." Call 353-3392. --Natalle Wexler