Notebook - July 8, 1998

Expulsions -- the ultimate penalty -- are rare			Fourteen faculty members retire
It was a powerful decision, reached by consensus with little objection. Late last fall, members of the university's discipline committee were tired of seeing the sophomore come before them, and he, in turn, had exhausted the university's list of penalties. There was only one option remaining: expulsion.... Click here for more...			Russell Banks	Fourteen faculty members have transferred to emeritus status.... Click here for more...
PAW seeks new editor			Where ruins and religion come together
PAW is seeking a new editor-in-chief. John I. "Jim" Merritt '66, who has headed the magazine since 1989, has decided to remain in his position through next June.... Click here for more...			David Carrasco	Walk into the Nassau Street office of the Mesoamerican Archive and Research Project, and the rooms look functional and staid. This is not, however, the vision of its director, Davíd L. Carrasco, who started the project almost 20 years ago. For Carrasco, the archive is meant to be dynamic, interactive, and anything but sedate.... Click here for more...