A student had been murdered and Corde had directed that charges be pressed against two black youths, but controversy and pressure are mounting against the university administration.
Further, a series of articles written by Corde has offended influential Chicagoans whom he had counted as friends. Corde is troubled: at home the centre is not holding firm, in Eastern Europe authority is cruel and dehumanising.
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