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The Campus Update Vol.2, Iss.7, 12 December 1979, p. 2

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CAMPUS UPDATE, December 12, 1979, Page 2 Shakespeare introduced "Shakespeare, with the Eng- tish man of war, lesser in bulk; but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and in= vention.” This is Thomas Ful- ler’s opinion of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare. What is your opinion of the fa mous bard? You will have a chance to critique Shakespeare for credit if you take ACC’s new course, English 235. Beginning next semester, ACC will offer a 2 credit-hour course covering seven plays by William Shakespeare. English 235, taught by Dr. Peg Lee, will count as a humanities or: additional English credits Anyone and everyone is welcome to participate in the class which will meet every Wednesday from 6-8 pm unless there is a play showing on TV. Much of the class consists of watching Shakespeare on TV PBS is in its second of six seasons of mis Tighting Nard tO resist eTTO oust the spy agency from academia, Penthouse Magazine charges in its October issue. : “According to intelligence Sources, at least 350. academics and « administrators are covertly working for the CIA on more than 100 Amer- ican campuses,” the magazine says. “They forma link with the CIA that has become so pervasive that there is some doubt whether a com- plete break between the two can ever be achieved.” According to journalist Ernest i Volkman, the CIA’s operations on campus including using professors as researchers and spies during trips abroud, and recruiting both Ameri- can and foriegn students as agents. Third World students studying in.the United States are special targets for recuritment since the ClA would like to-have future foreign leaders on its payroll. Penthouse also charges that ‘the CIA cooperated with SAVAK, the secret police of the Shah of-lran’be- fore the Islamic revelution in Teh~ ran, in identifying anti-Shah lraniah students. The families of such stu-' dents later were visited in Iran: by SAVAK agents who tried to con- vince the families to dissuade: their’ children from political activities. Although many professors find CIA tries to be lucrative, Harvard University’s President Derek Bok- _ telecasting all 37 Shakespearean plays. The entire canon of Shake- speare’s plays have been specially designed for television. Conver- sation has been accelerated so it is easier for the audience to com- prehend. Also, many special ef- fects have been utilized that are only possible in. television,. and not On stage. Exposure to these plays is brought to..the public by. the the British Broadcasting Corpora- tion. Distinguished British actors are being used to preserve the dialogue, only minor contextual changes were allowed. Each season has a mix of co- medies, tragedies,, and histories. The 1980 season includes’ Twelfth Night”, February 27, “The Tem- pest’, March 12; “Richard III, March 26; Henry IV, Part | April 9; Henry IV, Part Il, April 23; Henry V, May 7 and Hamlet, on May 21. niiy and siceoperaeees of the aca- demic community. In response to guidelines written by Harvard to restrict some CIA act- ivities and to expose others, the spy agency said flatly it would ignore the Harvard guidelines. President Carter’s CIA director, Adm. Stansfield Turner, has declar- ed: “If we were required to abide ‘by the rules of every corporation, every academic institution, it would become impossible to do the require- ed job for our country. Harvard does not have legal authority’ over Get {In addition to Harvard: the CIA is especially active in other Ivy League schools--a traditional recruit- ing ground for agency spies and ex- ecutives. But in recent years, Pent- house discovered, the agency has also’ been active in other univer- sities. Among them: The University of Michigan. “Ac- cording to newly -revealed docu-: ments, many individuals-on the fa- culty of the university’s Center for Chinese ‘Stlidies for years have had secret relationships with the CIA,” Penthouse Says, UCLA. A visiting Canadian scholar, Paul Lin, was put under FBI surveil- lance because fe had lived in China for 15 years. University of Illinois. “There has been extensive CIA involvement at go Youths confess to Law office break-in Police have finally apprehend- ed the people involved in the ser- jes of burglaries at the Law En- forcement office in East Campus. The most recent break-in oc- cured November 30th at about 1 am. Taken were a clock-radio an’ ornamental cigarette lighter, a book of matches, a jar, and a bag of candy. Almost three hours after the break-in, police found two youths lurking around the old Ford garage near third and river streets. When questioned, the youths con- fessed to the break-in earlier that night and also took the blame for the two other break-ins earl- ier this semester. Police recovered some of the items taken in the three burglaries but these items are being held to use as evidence at probate court. The names of the two boys, ages 13 and 14, were not released by. the police. CIA recruits members from Colleges The U.S. Central Intelligence pe -who inaugurated: an effort to regi deep V r with the FBI and fh cain Police Department’s “Red Squad” to harass Iranian stu- dents who opppsed the Shah. University of Kentucky, ClA chief Turner is‘a member-of the Board of Advisers of the university's Patter- son School of Law and Diplomacy” _4which...does work for the agency,” the magazine: ae Notre Dame. “ A patticular favor- ite recruiting target.” repeat ging ro to Penthouse. ACC Board holds first meeting Wednesday, November 27, was the date for the history-making first meeting of the ACC Board of Trustees. Officers were elected by secret — ballot: Roger Bauer, Chairperson; Father Terence Raymond, Trea- surer; and Gail Marshall, the only non-board member to hold office, Secretary. ACC President, Dr. Charles Donnelly, addressed the Board and observers on the duties of the Trustees and his philosophy con- cerning community colleges. At the next meeting, to be held Thursday January 3. at 7:30 p.m., the Board of Trustees will adopt by-laws and expedite plans for transfer of property, personnel, leases and funds. All of the Board mettings will be held at NRC 450 and are open to'the public. Miss Piggy draws disciples LAWRENCE, Kan. 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