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Izetbegovic then made his final demand. He wanted Brcko, the Serb-controlled town that anchors the Posavina corridor, turned over to his federation. This looked like a deal breaker. It was almost as if the Presidents were afraid to conclude the deal. "At the end," says Holbrooke, "we faced not a question of substance but one of political will. Do you actually put pen to paper?" Christopher drafted language on his handy yellow pad that would submit the Brcko issue to international arbitration and sent copies to the three delegations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A PERILOUS PEACE | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

Less boppy students will describe orientationweek as an "ordeal," or at least call it "weird."They find the placement tests too challenging,idiotic and numerous, and the ice-breaker eventstoo shallow. Thehi-what's-your-name-where-are-you-from-what's-your-dorm-well-nice-to-meet-you mantra growsold very quickly, and the days become a blur ofcookouts, sweaty parties and fierce scamming...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Welcome to the Jungle | 6/27/1995 | See Source »

...South Korea immediately offered to send emergency teams and financial aid to help in the effort. By late Monday, rescuers had located 938 survivors, evacuating the most seriously injured to hospitals hundreds of miles away in Khabarovsk and Okha on the mainland. At the same time, an ice-breaker was battering a path through the three-foot-thick mantle of ice surrounding the island so that a Russian hospital ship could reach the area. Rescuers fear they are running out of time: complicating the sheer magnitude of the damage and severity of the injuries of those still alive under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MASSIVE RESCUE EFFORT IN RUSSIAN QUAKE | 5/29/1995 | See Source »

...people with dyed hair as the druggie-rebel type, not the smart type, so you have to prove yourself above and beyond to them." Summer does not believe her unconventional colors always shed negative light on her character, though, and Workman agrees. "My hair has served as an ice-breaker in many situations. It makes for very friendly conversations," she claims...

Author: By Jason Frydman, | Title: A Good Day to Dye | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

...play the Crimson started slowly with both sophomore Gina Majmudar and Roiter dropping the first sets of their respective first and third singles matches, 6-0. Neither was able to recover as Majmudar lost the second set, 6-4, and Roiter fell 7-4 in the second-set tie-breaker...

Author: By Anand S. Joshi, | Title: W. Tennis Loses Final Game | 5/1/1995 | See Source »

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