Teachers' pets - or perhaps, pests

They may share the same name and some of the same genes, but Pat Ulen,
left, and Adele Rich don't share their sons' politics. The mothers and sons
faced off as students and teachers last week in an Elderhostel class,
"Contemporary Issues Facing Our Nation," taught by Robert Rich, director of
the Institute of Government and Public Affairs; Tom Ulen, professor of law;
and Paul Quirk, professor of political science. Class discussions - and
perhaps family dinner-table conversations - were livelier since Rich's
mother is more conservative than he; Ulen's more liberal.

Elderhostel programs - on topics such as Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespearean
theater, jazz dance, the Middle East and the media - continue through July
on campus. Other summer programs include the long-standing Russian and East
European Summer Research Laboratory and Illinois Summer Youth Music, as
well as the Illinois Minority Science Internship Program, Young Scholars in
Agriculture Program, Summer Aviation Workshop, Teaching China in the
Pre-Collegiate Classroom course, Illinois Software Summer School and sports
camps for athletes of all descriptions.