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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.comLOVE IS EXCEPTION MAKING 217the best.” In New York lectures were followed by a question-and-answerperiod in which Rand often participated. 6Rand was unquestionably the dominant influence and comprehensiveframe of reference at NBI. Whatever subject they taught, NBI lecturerswere, by definition, members of her inner circle who had passedmuster and acknowledged her as their primary teacher. The Objectivistintellectual world was developed in deliberate opposition to what Randsaw as the dominant method (or lack thereof) in American universities.She harshly criticized universities for their opposition to system buildingand the “arbitrary, senseless, haphazard conglomeration of most curricula,the absence of any hierarchical structure of knowledge, any order,continuity, or rationale.” 7 By contrast, Objectivism was to be a carefullyordered system. Initiates began with the basics and moved up to moreadvanced classes as they mastered different concepts. Particularly ambitiousstudents in the New York area could aspire to meet with Rand personallyand participate in philosophical discussions with the Collective.As Objectivism grew, Rand became increasingly sensitive about herpublic profile. Immediately after Atlas Shrugged was published she hadsparred with liberals in televised forums, in print, and at academic symposiums.Now she refused to appear with others, telling an inquirer shedid not do debates: because the “epistemological disintegration of ourage has made debate impossible.” 8 Stung by years of bad publicity, bythe mid-1960s she had composed a release form to be used for mediaappearances. The form required that her appearance be “a seriousdiscussion of ideas” and that disagreements, “if any, will be expressedpolitely and impersonally.” Rand insisted that no references be made toher critics and reserved the right to approve the exact wording of herintroduction. She was also touchy about the unexpected side effects ofher literary fame, telling an eager fan, “I am sorry that I cannot let youtake snapshots of me. I have discontinued this practice because I photographvery badly.” When an NBI student violated this policy at a lectureNathan confronted the student and exposed her film. 9Far from welcoming the swelling in Objectivist ranks, Rand wasincreasingly suspicious of those who claimed to speak in her name. Eventhe Ayn Rand campus clubs, which germinated spontaneously at manyof the nation’s top colleges and universities, including Boston University,Dartmouth, MIT, Stanford, and Columbia, began to bother her, for they