As the university seeks continually both to preserve and enhance man's intellectual heritage, it is beset by 3 dilemmas. (1) The dilemma of its function to conserve versus its function to liberate. It is precisely in this task of conserving the essential heritage while it liberates man from enslavement to it that the university finds its greatest…

This study of the impact of the student vote in California was based on a comprehensive analysis of 54,000 student votes. The precinct analysis method was utilized to examine the voting returns of precincts which contain very close to 100% student populations. Results of the study encompassed an overview of the student vote; voter turnout;…

Reports on a study which indicates that certain political candidates are better perceived on radio and others on television and suggests that it is possible to determine the most effective medium for creating favorable candidate images. (MH)

This article suggests that black visibility does not constitute black political power. (Author/AM)

Suggests that science writers have a responsibility to examine the social, political, and economic contexts of science. (DD)

Senator Beveridge led the opposition to statehood for New Mexico and Arizona. The statehood measure possessed all the necessary requirements for passage, yet it failed. The pro-statehood faction charged that the territories were being denied entry into the Union mainly because of the large Spanish speaking population found within their borders.…

Analysis of the 1976 Carter-Ford debates shows that Carter initiated more topics, spent more time discussing self-initiated topics, and spent slightly more time discussing image-related topics than did Ford. (GW)

Tells how Duff Green obtained editorial and financial control of the "United States' Telegraph"--the primary organ for promoting the 1828 election campaign of Andrew Jackson--and how he expanded the role of partisan journalism. (GW)

This supplement is comprised of the text of the resolutions adopted at the NAACP Convention held in St. Louis in mid-1977. A number of political, economic, educational, legal and social issues are discussed. (GC)

Reports that the World Congress of Psychiatry voted to condemn the Soviet Union for the abuse of psychiatry for political purposes. (SL)

This introductory article notes that the articles in this journal are devoted to the ongoing effort of West Indians to come to terms, where they must, with North America's political and cultural definitions. (Author)

Discusses the following five myths and suggests ways of using them to teach about the Constitution: (1) the Bill of Rights is the Constitution's heart; (2) reactionary commercial interests created the Constitution to maintain the status quo; (3) the structure is antidemocratic; (4) it sanctioned slavery; and (5) it made the legislature supreme.…

Reviews the efforts of native Canadian groups to secure greater legal equality and recognition of cultural rights in the face of opposition from most Canadian governments. Presents the text of the 1975 Dene Declaration, the 1980 Declaration of the First Nations, and excerpts from the 1982 Constitution Act, all of which deal with the rights of…

Argues that human service organizations need to unite, to adopt a proactive, rather than reactive, stance toward the political process that produces social policy, and to build advocacy coalitions that influence this process. Suggests ways to form coalitions and conduct lobbying efforts. (Author/ABB)

Describes the congressional backlash surrounding a letter criticizing the direction and certain programs of the National Science Foundation. (MLH)