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OGC Seeks Applicants.' The Objectivist GraduateCen- Seismic Response: To thosepeople who calledto inquire ter invites applicationsfrom graduatestudents in about our safety after the earthquakein Los Angeles,we thank or cognatefields, such as.the social sciencesand humanities. you for your concern. With the exception of a few items All coursesare accessiblethroughout the country through an thrown to the floor during the initial quake the Institute suf- audio link-up and videoconferencingmay be in place for the fered no demage. fall semester. For an application form, write to ARI. Ayn Rand in Russian: Medical Panel Rescheduled: "The Clinton Health Care Plan-Malignant or Benign?" a panel discussionin the Los The Book Retums: A Russiantranslation of Wethe Living Angelesarea featuring Dr. George Reismanand Dr. Peter has beenpublished by an entrepreneurin St. Fetersburg,the kPort has been tentatively rescheduledfor early March be- city Ayn Rand left when she moved to the . The causeof the earthquake. Proponentsof socialized medicine Januaryrelease heralds the possiblepublication of six addi- will be representedon the panel by a leading hospital adninis- tional titles to be translatedand sold in Russia. Scheduled trator and by a medical advisor to PresidentClinton. The next is The Fountainheadto be followed by Atlns Shrugged. event is sponsoredin part by ARI and by the OccidentalCol- lege premedicalsociety. For further information call Occi- Russian in Amefica: SecondRenaissance Books arurounces dental College (213) 259-2500or Ginger Clark at ARI in late that during the holiday seasonthey sold out of The Morality of February. Individwlism, the Russian-languagetranslation of Ayn Rand's essayspublished by ARI. A reprint is expectedas soon as | 994 Objectivist Canference.' will be returnsare in from the essaycontest in Russia. principal lecturer at "Ideas for the Rational Mind," the two- week SecondRenaissance Conference, July 16 to 31, at the Obiectivismin Academia: MeadowlandsHilton in Secaucus,New Jersey. For a bro- chure,write to SandraSchwartz, SR Conferences,130 Fed- Philosophical Presentation : Andrew Bernsteinpresented eral Road,Suite 56, Danbury, CT 06811. a paper, "RationalEgoism in ," to the Ayn Rand Societyof the American PhilosophicalAssociation in GeneralNews: Atlan0aon December28. Dr. Bernstein'salk prompteda bar- rageofquestions from the audienceof philosophers. New Medical Pamphlet: Leonard Peikoffs 20-minute speechat the "Town Meetingon Health Care," December11, From OpEd to Book: An excerpt from Michael Berliner's receivedthe only standingovation of the day from a crowd of editorial on Christopher Columbus and western civilization, about300 people. Most of the audience,composed of health first publishedin the Los AngelesTimes on30 December1991, care professionalsand membersof the generalpublic, were wifi be included in a teacher's workbook to be published by unfamiliar with . The speech,in pamphlet form, PrenticeHall as part of a U.S. history programresouroe fext is availablefrom ARI at $15 for lfi} copies. for secondaryschools.

One Man's Effons: Thanlc to one ARI contributor, The Objectivism in the Media: Ominow Parallels is prominently displayed in the bookstore at the U.S. HolocaustMemorial Museumin WashingtonD.C. Education Exposed: School'sOut, a recentbook by An- Leon Trager convinced tle museum shop to stock the book drew Nikiforuk criticising modern education,paraphrases ex- and also createda poster for the disptay table. The rnuseum, tensively from I-eonard Peikoffls lecture "Why Johnny Can't with a daily attendanceof. 4,2A0 people, quickly sold its first Think," in order to show how schoolstreat conceptsas con- two orders and has doubled the size of subseouentorders. crete, disjointed, unrelated blocks. Rand Acclaimed: AynRand was nemedas one of 17 influ- U.S. Objectivist Community Groups: If youare inter- ential individualsby The Economist,a British mngazinewith a estedin forminga communitygroup, please call Ray Cole, world-widecirculation of 530,000. In its 23 December1993 ARI communitygroup coordinator, at (510)283-1989' issue, the magazinedevoted 300 words to Miss Rand and Ob- Cont.ct Phone numbcr jectivism as part of an article entitled "Good Guru Guide." Phoenix,A2...... SteveShore...... (602)585-5377 The sectionon Ayn Rand was refreshingly objective and used LosAngeles, CA ...... Ron Kagan ...... (310) 397-6595 quotes partly &awn from the ARI brochure to describe her Sacramento,CA ...... Bob Peterson ...... (916) 737 -L862 philosophy. Both ARI and SecondRenaissance Books were SanFrancisco, CA ...... PatriceLarson ...... (408)736-2153 (301) mentionedas sourcesfor more information. Washington,DC ...... JackCrawford ...... 946-3984 Miami,FL ...... Howard S. Jeck...... (407) 482-6912 Tampa,FL...... StuartDaw ...... (813) 393-lL7l CampusClubs: Atlanta,GA...... Karyn Voss ...... (404) 432-9468 Chicago,IL ...... WilliamBreihan ...... (708) 297-1616 Talks Postponed: The following talks, postponedby acts Detroit,MI ...... Paul Gruchala (313)563-9104 of nature,are in the processof being rescheduled:Occidental Albuquerque,NM ...... JimMcCrory ...... (505) 247-8883 College-Dr. GeorgeReisman and Dr. Peter LePort (earth- NewYork City,NY ...... Albert Jakira ...... (718) 624-3388 quake);UCLA-Dr. (earthquake); Univer- Central,NJ ...... Daniel Ust...... (908) 442-2144 sity of WesternOntario-Dr. (ice storm). N. Scituate,RJ ...... Harris Kenner ...... (40L) 647-5387 Nashville,TN ...... Blair Schofield ...... (615\ 8244753 New Campus Talk: Boston-basedeconomist Richard Austin,TX ...... Steve and Brandy Rogers ...... (512) 282-5528 . (817)731-3329 Salsmanhas added "The Health Care Crisis Yet to Come: Dallas,TX ...... James Bender...... Houston,TX ...... Warren Ross ...... (713) 468-2256 Evil and Folly in SocializedMedicine" to his list of campus Seattle,WA ...... Pamela Benson...... (206) 87 6-6012 club talks. Seanle,WA ...... Shrikant Ragnikar ...... (206) 649-9101 Seattle,wA...... Arrow Pride ...... (206) 742-5023 AR|-assisted Campus Talks: For moreinformation, con- DesMoines, WA...... MichaelMaikowski (206)878-3330 (310) tact GingerClark at ARI, 306-9232. Milwankee,Wl ...... RichardG. Durand (414)873-9339 Date Speaker School Topic 2/9 .... Bemstein.. LehighU...... Philosoph.Basis ofRightto Abortion ':'' 3/l .... Bernstein.. BostonU ...... TheMind asHero in AtlasShrugged muiy,.niC tofi'ABlibeve.setCc$A.tne,lutinrte,,es,.benefir, *3/3 ... Ridpath. . . . U. of W. . . The Morality of cia{y,:iintheir:,will3i,,and:r,the Stltrr]hasribeen::6skd:::therDroper 3/l 0 ... Ridpath.... U. Michigan...... Education& Destruction/FreeSpeech foffi .:thafzuCh :&quests,Shoutd,.q$e:,,;,,[1/e,,anvisC theirfotton'- 3/23... Bernstein. . U. of Illinois ...... The Mind as Hero in .I 4/7 .... Ridpath. . .. Carnegie-Mellon... Education& Degruction/TreeSpeech ing;, rgivb,.to'.'ttelAya,.ffil,Imfitute..of ..4640 Adnir,etty 4/14... Bernstein.. U ofNM Philosoph.BasisofRighttoAbortion W' ;,...Suite?ils:,:.:It{ na del,Rey,CA:9./}282,,.,,the,sup of *4/l 8 . Bernstein.. SacramentoState .. Philosoph.Basis ofRight to Abortion $, r.for,its..getreiioffittbte..p oresirlr,:Foirrfiii 4/19... Bernstein.. UC at SanDiego .. The Mind as Hero inAtlas Shrugged imqation,;on.U 4/20. .. Reisman. .. Cornell Education/RacistRoad to Barbarism ESA,t ..ttO,.,Df::rW,illitm'f'-nnlianat, 4/20. .. Bernstein. . UCLA The Mind as Hero in Atlas Shragged therXnstitute,roitebphone (3,10),,,30619032,,,,,, i 4/21... Bernstein.. U-Minn...... The Mind as Heroin ,{dasShrugged

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