Word: williams
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...consider studying abroad under the present system. Magistrelli says only five or six students who have wandered into her office asking about study abroad are science concentrators. Nancy Pfeffer '81, chemistry and physics concentrator, wanted to take science courses at the University of London but gave up after William Skocpol, associate professor of Physics and member of CUE and the Council, told her it would be "very difficult" to convince the professors in her concentration that she should receive credit for her scientific studies abroad...
...figure on this week's cover was little known a month ago, but, says Washington Economic Correspondent William Blaylock, "last week he seemed to eclipse every other newsmaker in the capital." Indeed, by announcing a tough new set of monetary measures, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul A. Volcker grabbed international attention and sent stock and money markets reeling around the globe. This week's cover story, written by Associate Editor Christopher Byron, examines both the hectic financial events of last week and the bold "Volckernomic" policies that triggered them...
...hurried to unload their falling stocks, a record 81.6 million shares were sold off on the Big Board in such a headlong rush that the ticker tape reporting transactions and prices fell as much as 63 minutes behind the pace of trading. "This thing is feeding on itself," fretted William LeFevre, vice president at one Wall Street brokerage house. "Each decline triggers another batch of people who have to sell...
...orders of five presidents, had sabotaged elections, overthrown governments, destroyed men and movements, and routinely interfered in the internal affairs of other countries--spending unknown fortunes in the process. And presiding over the treasonous disclosures was Helms' successor (after James Schlesinger '50's short reign) William Colby, reluctant, but cooperative as the secret history became--to an extent--public knowledge...
...Nothing at all," Theda and William Skocpol, associate professors of sociology and physics, quipped in stereo. "Neither...