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...showed so far that we as a team can adapt to anything," said sophomore Sean Doyle, who sails in co-ed B division. "It makes us feel good about how we're doing. As a team, I think we're so well-rounded, we don't have an ideal condition as opposed to other years. We tend to do the same in everything now, but some teams, like the mid-Atlantic schools, don't do as well when the wind is very shifty and fluky, whereas New England teams sail in that a lot. The top five schools were from...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: All Sailing Teams Finish in Top Three at ACCs | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...courts function on Internet time? The problem is particularly stark when it comes to crafting an effective remedy. Like every successful high-tech company, Microsoft is in constant flux. In the past year it has moved quickly to adapt to changing circumstances. In May it paid $5 billion for a chunk of AT&T--thereby guaranteeing that Windows CE-powered set-top boxes will have an inside track on AT&T cable systems. It also invested $600 million in Nextel Communications and bought a 30% stake in a British cable company. Even if Jackson gets a chance to issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Enjoys Monopoly Power... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

That puts the onus on Long and Clemente to adapt their games to the strengths of the freshman class around them...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Era Dawns for M. Hoops | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

...more of the planet with our cities, farms and waste, we have jeopardized other top predators that need space as well. Tigers and panthers are being squeezed out and may not last the coming century. We, at least, have the flexibility--the omnivorous stomach and creative brain--to adapt. We can do it by moving down the food chain: eating foods that use less water and land, and that pollute far less, than cows and pigs do. In the long run, we can lose our memory of eating animals, and we will discover the intrinsic satisfactions of a diverse plant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will We Still Eat Meat? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...this bold attempt to adapt complex issues of death and mourning from the written page to the stage, the talents of director Ryan McGee and the cast of The Mourning After triumph over the difficulties and confusion created by such an ambitious undertaking. At times, the viewer who is unfamiliar with the works of Phelan and Kushner may feel lost, but the skill McGee employs in producing such a complex work, the talent of the actors and the universal themes of mourning effected through the bold monologues make seeing this play very worth while...

Author: By Leslie N. Munoz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bringing Up the Dead | 10/22/1999 | See Source »

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