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Murphy has since become a multi-millionaire, thanks to his appearance in movie hits like "48 Hours," "Trading Places," and "Beverly Hills Cop." Wachs works with a number of other entertainers, but primarily manages Murphy's career. PRINCETON

Tigers Pressure Clubs

Princeton's exclusive, all-male eating clubs continue to attract national attention to the New Jersey campus, as two of the clubs recently filed federal lawsuits to maintain their single-sex status, while a third club settled a dispute out of court.

Sally Frank, a Princeton grad who has spearheaded the campus-wide anti-sexist drive aimed at making club membership co-ed, last week reached an out-of-court agreement with the Cottage Club. Earlier this month, Cottage decided to admit women for the first time in its 100-year history in order to comply with a ruling of the state's civil rights agency.

Frank received $20,000 from the Cottage Club to cover legal expenses and damages. She has said she will donate some of the money to a Princeton women's center, The Daily Princetonian reported.

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Although Frank had sought membership in the Cottage Club as part of the settlement, she decided to postpone that demand until her lawsuits against two other exclusive clubs, the Tiger Inn and the Ivy Club, are settled. Frank has also requested membership in those clubs.

Campus observers speculate, however, that the Tiger Inn and Ivy Club are renewing their efforts to remain all-male bastions. The two clubs last month each filed separate federal lawsuits seeking to overturn the decision of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. That decision had prohibited sex discrimination in the clubs because they are "public accomodations."

Neither the Tiger Inn nor the Ivy Club have yet complied with that decision. STANFORD

Commencespeak

Stanford seniors have invited Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to speak at the Palo Alto, Calif. school's graduation when he visits the U.S. for a summit later this year.

Campus organizers said in a letter to Gorbachev that "it is our deepest hope that you could attend and take part in our...commencement ceremonies." The Soviet general secretary has not yet responded to the request, The Stanford Daily reported.

Gorbachev's visit to the U.S. was originally scheduled for June, but President Reagan has indicated that the date of the summit may be pushed back to next fall.

Undaunted, the Stanford seniors also extended an open invitation for Gorbachev to visit and speak on campus anytime.

Stanford President Donald Kennedy prefaced the seniors' letter with a cover letter that expressed "the strong desire of many of the students here for you to visit our campus."

The California school's student newspaper has been deluged by letters concerning the invitation to Gorbachev. While many students support the visit by the Soviet leader, others have criticized the opportunity for Gorbachev to disseminate "propaganda."

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