[EAS]Astrology Accredited

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Subject:   Astrology Accredited

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WHAT'S NEW   Robert L. Park   Friday, 31 Aug 01   Washington, DC
THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY (Note: Opinions are the author's
and are not necessarily shared by the APS, but they should be.)
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ASTROLOGY: THE STARS WERE FAVORABLY ALIGNED FOR ACCREDITATION.
In June, after being accredited by the state of Washington,
Kepler College in Seattle boasted that it was the only degree
granting institution in recent centuries to offer a course of
study in astrology (WN 15 Jun 01).  No longer.  The Institute of
Astrology in Scottsdale, Arizona, has just won accreditation from
the federally recognized Accrediting Commission of Career Schools
and Colleges of Technology.  According to the Associated Press,
this allows the Astrological Institute to seek approval from the  
Department of Education for its students to get federal grants
and loans. Could this be true?  For guidance, I turned to today's
horoscope for Capricorn in the Washington Post: "You don't have
the complete story.  Deception involved."  Just as I thought.

SCIENCE BUDGET: WHAT WILL THE EFFECT BE ON SCIENCE?  The House
and Senate have different versions of the appropriations bills
that fund DOE, NSF, and NASA.  The Senate bill is considerably
more generous to DOE, while the House bill is kinder to NSF. 
Differences will be resolved in Conference.  But with no surplus,
and with both Democrats and Republicans pushing pet projects,
conferees will be under enormous pressure to trim science.