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Long before the shuttle Columbia was destroyed on re-entry last month, NASA scientists had considered literally hundreds of problems that might threaten the craft's safety--and decided to launch it anyway. Columbia had accumulated a thick sheaf of what in the rocket business are called safety waivers--problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did NASA Waive Safety? | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

The announcement of Turner’s departure marks the latest event in a tumultuous few months for the gridders. In addition to losing a large portion of its offense to graduation, the Crimson also saw the departure of three other top assistants, including offensive coordinator Jay Mills, formerly the...

Author: By Evan Powers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Beloved Offensive Line Coach Leaves | 3/13/2003 | See Source »

The life-size replica, complete with hollows, teeth and fossil-colored paint, was en route from Los Angeles when someone walked on top of its carrying crate and fell through. The skull had been welded onto a metal stand, and the impact sent a metal pole straight through the model...

Author: By L.x. Huang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: First Extinction, Now This | 3/13/2003 | See Source »

Marshall ordered the skull from Valley Anatomical in Los Angeles, a company that specializes in making casts of fossils. In his years teaching at the University of California at Los Angeles, Marshall was a regular customer of the company, always ordering from Mary Odano, a 79-year-old cast-maker...

Author: By L.x. Huang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: First Extinction, Now This | 3/13/2003 | See Source »

Speaking about his own creative process, Morris said talent is an accident requiring cooperation between music, movement, sound and sight. Each dance move, he said, simply leads him to the next move.

Author: By Ashley Aull, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Choreographer Encourages Dance | 3/11/2003 | See Source »

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