Students and Faculty Vote to Impeach Reagan

Students and faculty of Hampshire College this week voted by an overwhelming margin that President Reagan should be impeached because of his foreign policy blunders.

The referendum, launched by a group calling itself Republicans for the Impeachment of Reagan, passed 456-19 during voting on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.

"We are asking other colleges to join us. It looks like it's taking hold," said Thomas Landry, one of the group's 11 members. Landry said, however, that a referendum similar to his group's was defeated last year at Brown University.

The results of the vote at Hampshire, which is located in Amherst, Mass, have been sent to the Massachusetts congressional delegation, Landry told the AP.

The referendum listed as reasons for impeaching the president: his refusing to comply with World Court decisions on Central America, his approving a disinformation program on Libya, and his allegedly sending secret arms shipments to Iran, transferring the profits to Nicaraguan rebels. MIT

More Early Applicants Than Ever To Cambridge Trade School

A record number of applicants vied for early admission at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this year, and the institution has met its goals of attracting more women and minority applicants, The Tech reported last week.

The rise in early applications is coupled with a 14 percent rise in general applications, but the general application pool does not reflect the increased diversity of the early applications, MIT officials said.

This year's mark of 1425 early action applications represents an increase of 35 percent over last year. But MIT only accepted 408 early applicants, fewer than last year, making admission more selective, according to Michael Behnke, director of admissions.

Of the 408 students accepted early, 134, or almost one-third, are women. Last year MIT accepted 111 women under its non-binding early admission program. In addition, this year MIT accepted 54 minority applicants early, more than doubling last year's mark of 23.

Traditionally, about 70 percent of those admitted early to MIT decide to attend the school. MIT's target of 1000 students per class is unchanged from last year. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

Divestmentgate?

Eight Brandeis University divestment protestors broke into the school's Office of Development and sifted through confidential files, The Justice reported last week.

Before the break-in, the university had allowed demonstrators to hold a continuous vigil in the building lobby.