Lemming tale mirrors human drives in The Lemming Condition
NEA column discusses Alan Arkin's interpretation of lemmings in The Lemming Condition. Rubber the lemming senses urgent family activity and joins a mass movement toward the sea. Crow questions the plan as Rubber leads a westward march into the ocean, highlighting instinct versus understanding.
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Lemmings and conformity on campus lifeboat of souls
A fictional tale of Bubber the lemming who questions peers and elders about collective jump behavior. He discovers he cannot swim, debates personal action versus group pressure, and journeys through crisis with an elder’s warning that conformity fuels societal peril. The narrative links lemming fate to campus generation pressures and the pull toward stability amid chaos.
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Bubber
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Chimes for a Christmas Gift of Love
A reflective Christmas piece recalling small handmade gifts from children that once rang like chimes when given with love. The narrator longs for the simple rituals of childhood gifts, family messes, and shared memories, hoping to hear those chimes again.
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Sea Institute to be moved to Hawaii campus
The Law of the Sea Institute, now at the University of Rhode Island, will transfer to the University of Hawaii at Manoa early in 1977. Acting Chancellor Geoffrey Ashton quoted. The institute, founded in 1965, exchanges knowledge on the sea and its uses.
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Parakeet Benji Feeds Quietly at Home in Martinsville
An 11-year-old Dan Jenkins of Martinsville New Jersey feeds his parakeet Benji at mealtime. The bird has lived with the family for about a year and is allowed to fly freely indoors. An Associated Press wirephoto accompanies the scene.
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New drug aids Parkinsons patients in trials
Boston AP reports a new drug shows promise against Parkinsons symptoms even in patients unresponsive to L-dopa. Bromocriptine may compensate for dopamine loss, with full use years away. Dr. Abraham Lieberman led NYU Medical School testing, published in NEJM.
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