Assistant English professor Dan Grausam and associate English professor Marina MacKay met at Wash. U. nine years ago and will leave the University together at the end of the academic year. After issues arising with the University granting tenure, the couple decided to depart Wash. U. and take up positions at Durham University in the U.K.

On Sept. 26, the University of California, Berkeley College Republicans created a nation-wide controversy by holding an intentionally racist and sexist bake sale; women and those of ethnic minorities were charged less per pastry than were their white male counterparts, with Native American women receiving their confections free of charge.