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DIED. WILLIAM WHYTE, 86, reform-minded sociologist whose 1943 book on Italian-American gangs, Street Corner Society, became a best seller; in Ithaca, N.Y. A prolific and outspoken author, Whyte taught at Cornell University and, despite having suffered from polio, conducted extensive fieldwork...
...sacrificed a lot of himself and his sleep to make it a good class," said Megan K. Whyte '01, who was one of several students to nominate Gabrielse...
...fairer to the student if they're beingjudged by their peers," Whyte says...
...guess is that it would be a suspension orexpulsion [if a student committed sexual assaultor rape]," Whyte says. "We're taking steps toprotect the University community...
DIED. WILLIAM H. WHYTE, 81, optimistic social thinker and urban planner; in New York City. Whyte's opus on corporate America, The Organization Man (1956), warned against conformity and its accompanying spiritlessness. After leaving his longtime post as an editor of FORTUNE magazine, Whyte studied how humans and cities could best complement each other. One of his ideas--to beautify crime-friendly urban spots in order to attract law-abiding citizens--helped inspire the makeover of New York City's Bryant Park...