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...other high domes in his attempt to understand America. Sometimes he tries too hard. A visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, prompts a thesis about that sport as the country's true religion. Americans themselves probably see it as just another drug-riddled branch of the entertainment business. In addition, Lévy's European-ness draws him, like generations of other Old World observers, to all that is grotesque and egregious in the U.S. In his 25,000-km tour Lévy makes sure to visit a gun show in Fort Worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Parisian in America | 2/25/2006 | See Source »

...important issue. I believe there is some discontent in some other schools, but more importantly, to answer your question, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences matters in the sense that it’s the home of Harvard College and that is one of the most important branches of the University, it’s the oldest branch, and it’s where we train undergraduates...

Author: By Sam Teller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fifteen Questions With Judith Ryan | 2/15/2006 | See Source »

Wilson served with Condoleezza Rice on George H.W. Bush's National Security Council and plans to rewrite the cold war-era law controlling domestic eavesdropping in collaboration with House Judiciary Committee chairman James Sensenbrenner, who showed his willingness to oversee the Executive Branch last week by sending 51 questions about the program to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "The law was written in 1978, pre-cell phone, pre-Internet," Wilson says. "We need to do some updating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GOP Rebel on Eavesdropping | 2/13/2006 | See Source »

Your article"Whodunit, Doggone It?", about a genetics laboratory that analyzes animal DNA for use in criminal cases [Jan. 30], described an interesting branch of forensics. The report shed light on a new method of investigation. It is amazing how pets can assist us--relaxing us, helping us cope with stress or loneliness and now even providing evidence at a crime scene. The work done by veterinary genetics laboratories will, I hope, continue to aid in administering justice. NATHAN FREY St. Charles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 20, 2006 | 2/12/2006 | See Source »

...could accept this report if white students scored at 100 percent all the time,” said civil rights leader Kathy Reddick, the president of the Cambridge branch of the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People (NAACP...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Civil Rights Activist Criticizes Cambridge Public School Policy that Compares White and Minority Test Scores | 2/8/2006 | See Source »

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