Education

UC Berkeley

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I came to Berkeley in 1972 after a year in Oregon. Patty and I were living together.  I completed a second senior year, writing my honors thesis, “Newton’s Sleep.” I stayed at Berkeley through my master’s and PhD, then held teaching and research positions there until moving to Washington in 1980.

I Enter the Frankfurt School

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In 1971 I began reading the Frankfurt School (especially Herbert Marcuse) and Norman O. Brown.  Marcuse and Brown shaped my thinking for almost a decade.

UC Santa Barbara

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I attended UC Santa Barbara for my junior and senior years of college. At first I roomed with Lyndon Bittle and Gary Bombach.  Senior year roomed with Russ Teale, Wes and David Sveck.  I met Chris at an “Urban Plunge” weekend in my junior year.  Met Patty when hitchhiking  with Chris to Occidental College in … Read more

Long Beach State College

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I attended Long Beach State for my freshman and sophomore years of college.  I was not happy there; my scheme of having two years at an easy beach college before transferring to UC was a mistake.  LBSC was an impersonal, mediocre, commuter college.  The beach was far away, I had no car to get there, … Read more

East Elementary School Lancaster Ohio

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I attended East School from first grade until the middle of sixth grade, when we moved to Lodi. Teachers: 1st grade Mrs. Marjorie Eastman 2nd grade Mrs. Eastman 3rd grade Mrs. Laura Kerr 4th grade Mrs. Douglas (Elsie Dunninton?) 5th grade Mrs. Cressie Ingmeyer 6th grade Eleanor Gills Principal Mr. Roger F. Combs