 courses
        within a program. </font></p>
        <p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Professor Noll
        (Economics) commented that he strongly supported the new
        program, but was disappointed with two aspects of the
        proposal. First, he expressed the view that core courses
        should be offered every year, not every other year, given
        the propensity of Stanford students to have diverse
        interests and commitments off campus that could lead to
        scheduling problems