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n o to rie ty
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th e
m o v ie
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B e a u tifu l
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w h ic h
w asb a s e do nh isl i f esto ry .T hef i r s th a lf-
h o u r
o f
th e
p re s e n ta tio n
w as
a
c o n v e rs a tio n
b e tw e e n
N ash
a n d
D an
G o ttlie b ,fo llo w e d
b y
a
g e n e ra l
paneid i s c u s s i o no r
o p h re n ia .
T he
f ir s t
to p ic
th a t
b ro u g h t
u p
w ith
N ash
w as
w hat
th e
d o c to rs
c a ll
com pE
in g ,ra th e r
th a nr e c o v e r y
fro i
illn e s s ,
w as
d o n e .
N ash
r e
th a t,
fu n c tio n a lly ,
th e re
w e
d iffe re n c e
b e tw e e n
th e
tw oi
a n d
th a tfu llr e c o v e r yi sn oc
e n tfro m
c o m p e n s a tio n
t o
s c
p h re n ia .
D an
G o ttlieb
i s
a
q i
p le g ica n d com pared
h isd is a
w ith
N a s h 's
i n
th e ir
a b ili
com pensate. N ash
p o in te d
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d iffe re n c eb e tw e e n
ap h y s ic a
a b ility
a n d
a
p s y c h ia tric
o r
g iv in g
th e
e x a m p le
o f
R (
R e a g a n 's
p r e s s
s e c re ta ry 's
w ound
a s
b e in g
d iffe re n t
s c h iz o p h re n ia .
G o ttlieb
th e n
a s k e d
a id e d h im
i nc o n tin u in g
w ithh isl i f e . N ashs a id
th a t
i t
w as
fo rtu n a te
th a t
G o ttlieb
w as
n o t
a
p o s ta lw o rk e r,a n dim p lie d
th a tth e p a ra lle ld id -
n 't
h o ld
b e tw e e n
th e
tw o
d is a b ilitie s .
G o ttlieb
d id n 'ts e e m
t op ic ku p o nth isto o q u ic k ly .
G o ttlie b
a s k e d
a b o u t
th e
m o v ie
" A
B e a u tifu l
M in d ,"
a n d
h o w
re a lis tic
th e
sym p-
to m s w erei n th em o v ie ,a n dh o w
N ashfe lta b o u t
th ep o rtra y a l
o f th e
s y m p to m sb y
R on H ow ard.
N ashs a idh ep la y e d
ap a s s iv e
ro lei nth e d e p ic -
tio n
o fth e
sym ptom s,a n d
p o in te d
o u t
th a t
it
w a s re a llyth e s c re e n p la yth a tp la y e dala rg ep a rt
i nh o w
th eh a llu c in a tio n s
w ere
d e p ic te d .I tw as
la te rd i s c u s s e d
th a t D r. N ash
o n lyh a d
a u d ito ry
h a llu c in a tio n s ,w h ic hw erelik e h a v in g
ac e llu la r
p h o n e in hish e a d .
T o w a rd s
th e
e n d
o f
th e
p ro g ra m ,
th e
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c o s t
to
ie ty ,
v e rs u s
o u rc e s
a llo c a te d
T a rd s
tre a tm e n t
I
r e s e a r c h
fo r
a
e . N ash
u s e d
th e
m p le
o f
T ed
rn e d ys p e a k in ga t
y m p o s iu m
a b o u t
o h o lis m
a n d
th e
a tm e n t
th a t
a lc o -
ic sr e c e i v e ,w h ic h
to td o n efo rs c h iz -
ire n ic s .
T heo th e r
ie l
m em bers
n te d
o u t
th a t
r ew asala rg ed is -
i t yb e tw e e n fu n d -
fo rd i s e a s e s
lik e
c e r,h e a rtd i s e a s e ,
h iz o p h re n ia
e v e n
th o u g h b o thh a v ee q u iv a le n tc o s tst os o c ie ty .
H eh a d
s e v e ra lin v o lu n ta ry
h o s p ita liz a -
tio n s ,th e
first com ing
w hen
h e
w as
th irty
a n d
h is
w ife
w as
p re g n a n t.
H is
w ife
d iv o rc e d
h im
a n d
h is
s is te rin v o lu n ta rily
co m m itted
h im
fo r
s e v e ra l
m o n th s ,
w h ic h
c a u s e d
a
s t r a i n
o n
th a t
re la tio n s h ip
fo rs e v e r a ly e a r s .
H isv ie w
o nh o s p ita ls t a y sw asth a tth e f i r s to n e
w asto osh o rtt od is c ip lin e
h im ,a n d
th es e c o n d
o n eo fs e v e ra l m o n th sw as w hat h en e e d e d a t th e
tim e.In itia lly ,h e
v ie w e d
h im selfa sa n
e n lig h t-
e n e d
p ro p h e t,
th e
o th e r
p e o p le
o n
th e
w ard
lo o k e dlik em e n ta lp a tie n ts . H ow ever
h en e e d e d
t oa c t n o rm a lt o
g a inp riv ile g e s in thele v e lss y s -
te m
th a t w as ine f f e c ta t th eh o s p ita ls . L e v e l ss y s -
tem s
rew ard
n o rm a l
b e h a v io r
w ith
p riv ile g e s
s u c h
a sg o in g
o u ts id e
t o
an exercise
y a rd ,
h o ld -
in g
a
l i t t l e
m oney
a n d
b e in g
a b le
t o
b y
sm all
th in g s .
Ab igs h o c k
t oth ecrow d w asth e
re v e la -
tio n
th a t
N ash
s to p p e d
ta k in g
m e d ic a tio n
i n
1 9 7 0
b e c a u s e
th e
th o u g h t
p o lic e
w ere
fo rc in g
h im
t o
m iss
o u t
o n
th in g s .
H e
h a d
n o
re g re ts
a b o u tth a t, a n d
i tw as
ad o n e
d e a l
a sfa r a s
h e
w asc o n c e r n e d .
H e
h a d
d e v e lo p e d
a
s y s te m
o f
c o n v e rtin g
le tte rs
t o
num bers,
v ic e
v e rs a ,
a n d
h a dd e v e lo p e d
s e v e ra l com puter program s.
N ash
i sn o tty p ic a l
o fs c h i z o p h r e n i c s ,i n
th a t
th e
a g e
o f
o n s e t
o f
th e
illn e s s
i s
u s u a lly
b e tw e e n
th e
a g e
o ftw e n ty
t o
tw e n ty -fiv e ,
a n d
N ash
e x p e rie n c e d
th eo n s e t w hen
h e w asth irty .
A d d itio n a lly ,i ti sr a r efo r p e o p le
t ofu n c tio n
th a t
w ell
w ith o u t
m e d ic a tio n s ,
a n d
o n ly
a b o u t
te n
p e rc e n t
o fs c h iz o p h re n ic s
n o
lo n g e r
n e e d
m ed-
ic a tio n w hen
th e yg e t o ld .
N ash
overcam e
th e
h a llu c in a tio n s
th ro u g h
ra tio n a l
th o u g h t,
a n d
u s e d
c o g n itiv e
a b ility
t o
s u p e rc e d e
th e
v o ic e s .
N ot
a lls c h iz o -
p h re n ic s
c a n
d o
th isa n d
fe w
h a v e
h a d
p o s itiv e
o u tc o m e ss u c h
a s N ashh a s .
N a s h 's
s o ni ss c h iz o p h re n ic , a n dJ o h n
i s
d is a p p o in te d
in hiss o n .H e
fe e ls
th a tp ro v id in g
as u p p o rtiv ee n v iro n m e n th a s h in d e re d
h iss o n 's
m o v e m e n t to w a rd sin d e p e n d e n c e .T h isi sty p ic a l
o f th ep o o ra c h ie v e m e n tle v e lsth a t p e o p lew ith
s c h iz o p h re n ia
e x h ib it.
A s
o n e
o f
th e
p a n e lis ts
p o in te d
o u t, m o s tp e o p le 's a ttitu d e s
a rere g a rd -
le s so f m e d ic a tio n s .I n th ee n d
th isi ss till s c h iz o -
p h re n ia a n d
th e rei sn o
re a lh o p e
o fre c o v e ry .
O fM icea n d M in d
B y
A aronF e in g o ld
"A bove
th eh a m s te ri s m ouse,a n d
a b o v em o u s e ...
th eO verm ouse."
O nM ay
first, th ea n n u a l C e le b ra tio n
o f
U n d e rg ra d u a teA c h ie v e m e n tw as h e ld
i nth e
SA C .
U R E C A , th eo ffic eb e h in d
th ec e le b ra tio n ,
aw ardsg ra n ts a n d
re s e a rc hfe llo w s h ip s b a s e d
o nth e s ep re s e n ta tio n s .
T h isyear, th e re w ere
7 3
research projectsp r e s e n t e db yS to n yB ro o k
u n d e rg ra d u a te s .
F ifteeno f th o s e w ere
i n
C h em istry .
E ig h t w e rei nP h y s ic s a n d
A s tro n o m y . T h irte e n
w ere inM a te ria lsS c ie n c e
a n dM e c h a n ic a l E n g in e e rin g .
O n e w as inP h y s io lo g y
a n dB io p h y s ic s .
T h a to n e p ro je c tw a s th e w orko f M inY i
T a n ,as e n io rs tu d y in gB io c h e m is try .
H er p ro je c t
w astitle d ," G e n e ra tio n
o fC D 36
T ra n s g e n ic
M iceU sin gth eC re /L o x S y s te m ."
T he prem ise
o f th is w ork
i sth a tth etra n sp o rto ffa ttya c id s
in toc e llsi sh e a v ily
in flu e n c e db y
ap ro te in
c a lle d
C D 36.
B ys p lic in gth eg e n e sfo r hum an
C D 36in tom ic e ,a n d
th e no v e r e x p r e s s i n g
th e m
i no n ety p e
o f tis s u e ,a n d
e lim in a tin g
th e m
in
a n o th e r,i ti sp o s s ib le
t os tu d ya n d
a n a ly z e
th e
fu n c tio n
o f th isp ro te in .
W h e n th is g e n ei sre m o v e d ,c e llsi n th e
d e p riv e d
t i s s u ea ren o t a b let ota k e i nfa ttya c id s
e ffe c tiv e ly .
T heyc a n n o tm e ta b o liz e
fa t w itha n y
e ffic ie n c y ,a n d
are lefttry in gt ofin do th e r th in g s
( s u g a r s , e tc )
t ob u rn
fo re n e r g y .
W h e n th e g e n e
i so v e r e x p r e s s e d ,th a tis , w h e nth e rea re m u lti-
p lec o p ie sin e a c hc e ll,th ea n i-
m a l'stis s u eta k e si n m uch m orE
fa t.
W henC D 36i so v e r e x -
p r e s s e d
i nb o n e s , w h ic hc a n n o t
sto refa ttya c i d s ,th e yconsum e
la rg e
a m o u n tso f th efa ttya c id s
im m e d ia te ly .
F ati s b u rn e d ,a n <
m e ta b o lis m
i si n c r e a s e d .
H ere,
th em e d ic a lp o s s ib ilitie so f th is
re s e a rc h becom e
tru ly
in te re s t-
in g .
W h e n iti so v e r e x -
p r e s s e d
i na d ip o s etis s u e ,th a t
is ,i nfa t,th efa tc e llsp u ll i nth e
f a t t f v
a c id s
sto re
th e m
a n d ,
in c re a s ei ns iz ed ra m a tic a lly .
T he ro tu n dro d e n t
th u sc re a te d
i ss h o c k in g ly
o b e s e , h u g e lyh e a v y ,
m assingfa rb e y o n d
th ew e ig h to f m o rtalm ic e ,
a n d w h ileit d o e sn o tg ro w
v e rtic a llyb e y o n d
m ouses i z e ,i te x p a n d sh o riz o n ta lly , w itha ll
th o s ero llso ffa t h a n g in g
o ffth es i d e s .
E veni f
th eg ro u n d
d o e ss h a k e w hen
th is m am m oth
m ouse m oves,o n e m ust keep in m in d
th a t w h ite
m icea reu n d e n ia b ly
c u d d ly , a n d th a tala rg e ,
som ew hat squishy,p illo w -lik e
m ouse w o u ld
presum ably
b e b e tte rfo rth isp u r p o s e .

M inw a s q u ic kt o dism issw hat w o u ld seem , a tf i r s t g la n c e ,t ob e th eo b v io u su sefo r th is system .

I ttu rn so u t th a t m am m al b ra in s
u s e o n ly g lu c o s efo re n e r g y ,n o
fa ttya c id s
a llo w e d .
W h a t th is m eansi sth a tw e cannotc r e -
a teas u p e rin te llig e n t m ouse b e n to n w o rld
d o m in a tio n
(o re v e nju s t g e ttin g
t oT h o rn
V a lle y ) sim p lyb yo v e r e x p r e s s i n g
C D 36 in its
b ra in .
I tw o u ld n 'tw o rk .
B ack
t oth ed ra w in g
b o a rd ,Ig u e s s .
T h isi sa l lte s te di n v itro , s ow e n e e d n 't
w o rrya b o u t o u t-o f-c o n tro lm o u s e /h u m a n
h y b rid s w ith
o v e re x p re s s e d
fa n g sg e ttin glo o s e
a n ds e iz in g
th eu n iv e rs ity .
S e v e n tie sh o rro r
film sa s id e ,th a ti s n o t w h a tth is
ty p eo fr e s e a r c h
i sa b o u t.
T he p o in th e rei sn o t th e c re a tio n
o f
ro d e n tso fu n u s u a ls i z e ,b u tth ed i s c o v e r y
a n d
u n d e rs ta n d in g
o f life 's m ostb a s icb u ild in g
b lo c k s ,th o s e
c ru c ia lb itso f in fo rm a tio n
fro m
w h ic hw ea lla refo rg e d .
P a g e
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b ra yo f
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B ryan
L asty e a r ,a tap a rtyi nth eU n io n
B a llro o m ,ag ro u p
o fp erfo rm erst r i e dt ota k e
th em ic ro p h o n ew ith o u tp rio rs e c u rityc l e a r -
a n c e . W h e nam em bero fT heS tu d e n t P o lity
E v e n tM anagem entS ta fft r i e dt os to pth e m ,o n e
o f th e artists brokeh is ja w .S in c eth a t tim e,th e
s tu d e n t event security staff at S to n yB ro o k h a s
ta k e na m o re lim itedro lei np o lic in gcam pus
e v e n ts
R o b b ieF u n g , th eu n iv e rs ity 's
d ire c to ro fs tu d e n t
a c tiv itie s ,d e f e n d e d
th ec h a n g e ,i na nin te rv ie w ,
a sb e in gth es a f e s tth in gfo r b o tha tte n d e e sa n d
s tu d e n ts t a f f."D oes th eu n iv e rs ityw antt op u t
s tu d e n tsi nh a r m 'sw ay?"h ea s k e d ,a d d in g ,
"A ndth isi sm yp e rs o n a l o p in io n -w e
s h o u ld -
n 't.I t ' sn o tw o rthi t . "
T oh a v eap a rtyo n cam pus now ,ac lu b
h a st oh ireap ro fe s s io n a l o u tfitc a lle dC oncert
S e c u rityS e r v i c e sa n dth e E v e n t M anagem ent
S ta ffp a idfo r b y th es tu d e n ta c tiv ityfe ea n d
s ta f f e db ys tu d e n t em ployees. S e c u rityc o s t sc a n
m akeu p6 0p e r c e n to f th eta b
fo ras o c ia le v e n t.
T hep r e s e n c e
o f p o lic eo ffic e rsa lre a d yo nd u ty
i nth eS tu d e n tU n io ncom es g ra tis ,b u ti fth e
U n iv ersityP o lic ed e te rm in eth a t m o reo ffic e rs
a ren e e d e d , th ec lu bs p o n s o r i n g
th ee v e n t w ill
h a v et op a yfo rth e o v e rtim e .
C S S h a n d le ss e c u rityfo rc o n c e r t sa t
M a d is o nS q u a r e G arden. A ll C SS e m p lo y e e s
h a v eg o n e th ro u g h
ac e rtific a tio np ro g ra m ,a n d
m anya rere tire dc o p s .
C SS e m p lo y e e sp e rfo rm
th e a c tu a ls e c u -
rity fu n c tio n s .T h e yp a tdow na tte n d e e sa n d
in te rv e n ei f som eone tries toru ina good
tim e.
T hes tu d e n t event m anagem ents t a f fi sn o t
a llo w e dt oto u c ha n y o n ea tte n d in g
a ne v e n t,
a lth o u g h ,th e yd o re c e iv esom es e c u rity
tra in in g
fro m
th eu n iv e rs ityp o lic e .T h e y
te a rtic k e ts ,c o l-
le c t ID sa n da c ta sth e " e y e sa n de a r so f C S S ,"a s
D e p u ty u n iv e rs ityp o lic e C h ie f D oug L ittlep u t
i ti na nin te rv ie w .
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P o litys e c u ritye m p lo y e e sm akea b o u t$6 .F o r
a ne v e n ti nth e U n io n
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e m p lo y in g a b o u t2 0s tu d e n te v e n t m a n a g e rsi s$
9 8 4 .T h a t m akes1 ,8 8 4
d o lla rsi ns e c u rity
c o s ts
fo rab a llro o mp a rty . T h e cost for b o thi sa b o u t
half th a tinb i-le v e l, th es e c o n d largest venuei n
th eU n io n .
J o h a n nB ro w n ,h e a d
o f th eP o litye v e n ts t a f f ,
s a idi na nin te rv ie w
th a ta llo w in gc lu b m e m b e rs
t ota k e tic k e tsi sp ro b le m a tic ." I fy o us e efrie n d s
a n dy o us t a r tle ttin gth e m
i nth e n y o uh a v ea
c a p a c ity is s u e ,"h es a id .
As of th em id d leo f th is sem ester, P o lity
s e c u rityi sf r e et oP o litys p o n s o r e d
c lu b s .N ot
so , fo rd u e s - p a y in go rg a n iz a tio n slik efra te rn i-
tie sa n d s o ro ritie s .A sr e s u l t , m a n yo rg a n iz a -
tio n sa rem o v in gth e ire v e n tstov e n u e s o ff cam -
p u s w heres e c u rityc o s t sa re lo w er.
F ra te rn itie sd o n 'tr e c e i v e
as e c u ritys u b -
s id yb e c a u s eth e ir m em bersp a yd u e s .T hef r a -
te rn a la rg u m e n t a g a in s tth is th in k in g
i sth a t
s in c e b ro th e rs a n ds i s t e r sp a yth e$8 0p e r
sem esters tu d e n ta c tiv ityfe ea n da llo fi t sm a jo r
e v e n tsa reo p e nt oth es tu d e n tb o d y , th e y
s h o u ld n 'tb e p e n a liz e d .
A tar e c e n tm e e tin go f th eIn te r-
F ra te rn ity /S o ro rity
C o u n c il, m em bers
o f v a rio u s
s o ro ritie sa n d
fra te rn itie sa c k n o w le d g e d
th ed if-
fic u ltie s th e yw ere
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