Peacewalkers Push Thoreauvian Peace Plan Across Europe
The Committee for Nonviolent Action CNVA advocates unilateral disarmament and nonviolent resistance. It plans a Moscow route with Soviet and East German officials while staging protests at nuclear sites and wartime plants. Nine CNVA volunteers were arrested last November during an attempt to halt the Polaris missile launch.
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U. S
CNVA
Committee For Nonviolent Action
Polaris
Ethan Allen
Moscow
Nature and Pleasure in Classical Thought Featured in Humanist Talk
A humanist lecture contrasts Christian and classical views with Valla advocating natural voluptuousness as the highest good. Epicurean ethics emphasize pleasure and sensory delight within harmony, while facing death with acceptance. The speaker notes moral strength guides action and desires paradise as described by Valla.
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Epicurus
Valla
Lorch
God
Paradise
HUAC Trial Highlights Diverging Narratives
University of California undergrad Robert Meisenbach faced felonious assault charges after a San Francisco HUAC protest last May. Police say he removed a policeman s club and struck him, sparking student clashes, while supporters cite Life magazine photos showing him calm as others were doused, challenging the police account.
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Robert Meisenbach
University of California
HUAC
San Francisco
Meisenbach
Life Magazine
Damascan Films Show UAR Life and Reform
Aida Sharabati reports on a Morningside Heights cinema program titled A Visit to the Arab World. The April 26 event screened Alexandria with its blend of ancient history and modern development, plus Resources of the UAR on reform in Egypt and Syria, The Land Diggers on cooperative farming, scenes from Damascus and the Syrian UAR, The New Sudan, and brief footage of the Hagana army.
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Office of Community Affairs
Teacher’s College
Morningside Heights
McMillan Theatre
Alexandria
Middle East
Damascus
U.A.R
Nassar
Sudan
Hagana
Williams Professorship Endowment At Columbia Nutrition Institute
A half million dollar fund from the Research Corporation will establish the Robert Williams Professorship in nutrition sciences at Columbia University. The chair, named for the pioneer of vitamin B synthesis, supports the Institute of Nutrition Sciences within the School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine. The fund aims to advance teaching and research to tackle global nutritional deficiencies and train students from underserved areas who can lead future public health efforts.
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Research Corporation
Columbia University
Robert R. Williams
Institute of Nutrition Sciences
Columbia
School of Public Health
New York
Chairman Outlines Conference Committee Delegates Plan
The Conference Committee announces sign-up sheets for delegates will be posted in May. Gail Hochman and Student Council will select two representatives from each class. The committee reviews intercollegiate invitations and helps Barnard choose delegates and allocate funds. Hochman aims to broaden panel discussions and publicity to reach qualified students.
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Jake
Gail Hochman
Barnard
Miss Hochman
Barnard Student Selected for Mexican Culture Exchange
Miss Kaufman, a Spanish major at Barnard College, was named a participant in a program to prove command of Spanish, gain first hand acquaintance with Mexican culture, and promote U.S.-Mexico understanding. She has four years of high school Spanish, two years of advanced literature, and active campus roles.
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Mexico
United States
Miss Kaufman
Barnard
Barnard Bulletin
A plea on Barnard student awareness and term drive
The letter questions student self perception within Barnard and its community, criticizing apathy and urging action. It notes yielding to opinions on collection methods and emphasizes the urgent need for the Adult Youth Association as the Term Drive nears its two week end.
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Barnard
Adult Youth Association
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