World Forum Series to Spotlight Global Perspectives
A seven member lecture lineup titled Perspective The World Forum Series will run late January and February. Notables include Hugo Margain ambassador to the US and economist on Latin America with talks at 8 PM in Recital Hall. Dr William Bunge, a Detroit folk geographer, will discuss Geography from the Point of View of the Queen of England and engage with students and faculty in February.
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Africa
Ambor
United States
Hugo Margain
Julio
Jackson Mahania
Europe
Republic of the Congo
William Bunge
Detroit
Peo
Forum
Channing Phillips
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Phillips
Lincoln Congregational Church
Washington
Washinon Housing Corporation
Stetson Chapel
Science and Society
Ralph Overman
Technicron Corporation
Overman
Middle East
Dalton Theater
Ralph K. Taylor-Smith
Fourah Bay College
Sierra Leone
Taylor-Smith
The
Grove
Dalton
Noel J. Brown
Office of Political Affairs
United Nations
Maung Ba Win
BSO
Societies Feel Apathy Amid Quarter System Changes
A campus debate over the quarter system has reduced student interest in societies, with Alpha Sigma Delta reporting no pledges this year. Activists weigh disbanding against reviving activity as juniors return next spring.
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Alpha Sigma Delta Society
Brandt
Terry Bergn
Terry
Kalamazoo Plan Critiqued for Infexible Quarter System
Prominent sociologist David Riesman and Kalamazoo College alumnus route critique via letters on the four year staggered quarter plan. Phil Willson describes freshman to senior isolation, limited course access, and poor job placement while praising the foreign study program and small college benefits.
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David Riesman
Clampit
Harvard
Phil Willson
Phil
Dr. Riesman
Mr. Riesman
Kalamazoo
Kalama- 200
Kalamazoo College
King Collection Dedicated by Sue Gregory
Kalamazoo Public Library dedicated the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Collection of 1500 volumes in the Van Deusen Auditorium on January 15. Pete Chester spoke for the King Memorial Fund noting goals to educate the community about black history and culture through accessible literature. Reverend B Moses James, pulled from Chicago by bad weather, framed the event as progress toward Dr King’s dream as attendees pledged to keep the memory alive.
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Sue Gregory
van Deusen
Kalamazoo Public Library
Kalamazoo
Martin Luther King, Jr
Pete Chester
King Memorial Fund Board
Dr. King
America
North Community Reformed Church
James Gilmore
B. Moses James
Gilmore
King
James
James Fuller
Jesse Jackson
Operation Breadbasket
Chicago
Book on picaresque fiction in 20th century Spain
Dr. Betty Rita Gomez Lance associate professor of Romance languages and literature at K College writes a Spanish language study titled La actitud picaresca en la novela espanola del siglo XX. The work, prepared with Carnegie Foundation support, argues picaresque fiction reflects extreme poverty and authoritarianism and has flourished in Spain since 1939. Published by B. Costa-Amic in Mexico D. F. next month.
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Spain
Mexico
Betty Rita Gomez Lance
Carnegie Foundation
Dr. Lance
B. Costa-Amic
D.F
New Federal Loans Open Aid To Nonresident Students
New legislation under the Guaranteed Student Loan Program allows insured loans to nonresident students regardless of residence. Students may borrow up to 1500 yearly to a 7500 cap, with repayment after leaving school and possible deferments for military service or full-time study.
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Peace Corps
VISTA
W. Hayden Ambrose
Financial Aid
Stu
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