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...College. While he says he will “have to maintain a direct line” by meeting with the heads of each organization, two College administrators say a layer of bureaucracy will likely sit between them. Though a decision will not come for weeks, several College administrators confirm that the planning committee is seriously contemplating a model where the OFA would report to an associate dean, most likely Illingworth. Illingworth would not speculate on the final direction of the restructuring...

Author: By J. hale Russell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Arts Last? | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

...others. But for all the public bellicosity, war with Syria is highly unlikely. The Pentagon has its hands full trying to maintain order in Iraq, not to mention fending off a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan and readying for a possible confrontation with North Korea. Taking on Syria would only confirm Arab fears that the U.S. intends to remake the Middle East map by force. And so, gradually the Administration toned down its rhetoric. Powell said he planned to visit Damascus during an upcoming trip to the region, and that "there is no war plan on anyone's desk right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Next Stop: Syria? | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

With the women’s team secure in its berth at the National Championships, the Harvard coed sailing team took to the waters of Lake Mystic, Somerville at the New England Team Race Championships this weekend looking to confirm its own spot at nationals...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Coed Sailing Qualifies For Nationals | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

...Confirming that ideas are wrong has always been less glamorous than proving ideas correct. Negative results—which do not confirm a hypothesis about how something works—do not make good scientific papers. Scientists, especially those who do biomedical research, rarely share such negative results with their competitors and collaborators. This lack of sharing leads to wasted resources and repetition of experiments when one group of scientists does not know what another group has already done...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, | Title: Let’s Be Negative | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

Turnpike Board Chair Matthew Amorello, who received the EOEA’s letter on Friday, said he was unsure about how the review could impact the deal, and could not confirm that the Turnpike’s land transfers were lawfully subject to EOEA approval...

Author: By Alex L. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: State Environmental Office To Review Allston Purchase | 4/22/2003 | See Source »

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