allowed as how, like the monastery, the
university structure is maintained because it is supported throughout
the governmental system of a state or country.

Now comes the turn of ethnicity as students of all races, religions and
creeds are storming the ancient fortifications. Thus far, they have
not even cracked the surface. What appears to be maneuvers that should
embarrass a university administration only serve to entrench it even
more.

At Belmont, the student's attempts to force political correctness--PC,
on the administration culminated in a takeover of their offices.
Nothing new here. This has happened at many universities all over the
country. The result of the takeover, far from enlightening the powers
that be, only delighted the Belmont administration.

As student protests do every time, he reflected, they take the public's
attention away from the stench of the secret university policies and
procedures and place it on the antics of the students. Most always,
student protests involved property destruction. As a result, public
opinion turns against student innovators or bell ringers. The cause of
their protest--entrenched, polluted power--is again shrouded by the
ignorance that gave it birth in the middle ages.

Igor yawned and scratched his chin. Most of the collected intelligence
and experiences of the world is in this library, he reminded himself,
but few avail themselves of it. Upstairs now, you don't even have to
search through books for whatever you're looking for, you just punch up
a computer and it collects everything ever written on any subject you
can think of.

But with all these wonderful strides in disseminating information, he
marveled, the people running this place act just like they always have.
Tradition covers a multitude of sins and power corrupts now just as it
used to.

Too bad most young people don't realize how much their protests just
solidify the status quo, or rather, most of them don't. Igor smiled to
himself as he glanced at the clock.

Diana would be back by now. Time to give her a call. He sat down at
his desk and dialed the phone.

"Thought I'd find you in. I've just been thinking about our little
project and taking a lot of comfort from it."

He listened briefly, then said, "Just thought it was too bad that most
young folks waste their efforts so. Not like those two young women
upstairs. They are exceptions."

Listening again, he answered, "Yes, they a