Panic over jobs may doom the poetry of the soul
Robert D. Reid argues that Illinois universities face a crisis as career focus and funding pressures push humanities and social sciences to the fringes. He warns that poetry philosophy history and humane values could be sidelined as administrators chase money and vocational training, risking the loss of individual liberty and humanistic insight.
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Robert D. Reid
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Richard Wagner
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Ilinois
SIUC
MacDonald
Charles Fawkel
Carbondale council backs mutual nuclear disarmament freeze
The Carbondale Illinois city council unanimously endorses a petition calling for a mutual freeze on all nuclear weapons testing production and deployment. The piece argues for verifiable arms control and continued public education to avoid a rush to a flawed treaty or war.
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Illinois
Carbondale
Europe
United States
Soviet Union
Renan
Reagan
Eureka College
Eureka
Reality reshapes Reagan foreign policy stance
Hedrick Smith reviews how Reagan’s early foreign policy grace is fading as events from the Poland crackdown to Falkland Islands and Soviet talks push for a clearer strategy. It notes shifts from ideological rhetoric to pragmatic diplomacy, with Clark in the security post and Haig’s steadier influence shaping a calmer, more realistic approach.
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Hedrick Smith
New York Times
Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Poland
Congress
Saudi Arabia
el Salvador
United States
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kremlin
Afghanistan
Brezhnev
Middle East
Reagan State Department
Washington
China
Taiwan
Bush
Western
Europe
Moscow
William P. Clark
Pentagon
Clark
State Department
Richard Allen
Eureka College
Norman Podhoretz
Commentary Magazine
Caspar W. Weinberger
Haig
Thompson and Reagan drift in Illinois politics
Gov James R Thompson separates his stance from President Reagan on federal leaks and fiscal policy amid a sour Illinois economy. Advisers fear voter sentiment may favor Adlai Stevenson, while Thompson seeks a measured critique to preserve moderate support and maintain White House cooperation.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Reagan
Illinois
Thompson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Rea
America
Stevenson
White House
Wall Street
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Frankel
Lee Enterprises
John C. Gardner
Peter W. Selkowe
Carter
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Russia
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Latin America
Argentina
Britain
Leonid
Coron Serve
Lawrence
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