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But can Gates really control the Internet? For a variety of reasons-some structural, some cultural-that may not be as easy as it seems. "Microsoft would have a better chance at controlling the weather," says Brad Templeton, president of ClariNet, which makes a nice profit selling news wire services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WILL GATES GET THE NET? | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

Trevor is best known as a writer of short stories, and his gifts for compression and a resonant allusiveness do not abandon him over the longer haul of a novel. He makes every one of his words matter; Felicia's Journey is packed with extraordinary passages. Here is a look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SEDUCED AND ABANDONED | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

Trevor is best known as a writer of short stories, and his gifts for compression and a resonant allusiveness do not abandon him over the longer haul of a novel. He makes every one of his words matter; Felicia's Journey is packed with extraordinary passages. Here is a look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Seduced and Abandoned | 1/16/1995 | See Source »

After a 90-minute discussion, the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) yesterday decided to approach departments for recommendations on how to combat grade inflation and compression at the College.

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: CUE Talks of Grade Inflation | 12/15/1994 | See Source »

"Grade compression is a problem because it means that truly exceptional performance cannot be identified and encouraged," the letter says. And "grade inequalities between concentrations and between courses within concentrations are clearly bad because they encourage students to take irrelevant factors into consideration" when choosing classes.

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Fight Against Grade Inflation Has Little Support | 12/13/1994 | See Source »

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