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...stay on campus over break and otherwise determining logistics for the period. Ameer said that the bar for accommodating requests is “pretty high” and that the application will ask students why they need to be on campus, who they are affiliated with, and the contact information necessary to verify their affiliation. According to Kidd, the number of students who will be granted housing next January is equivalent to twice the number that can be seated in Annenberg at one time.Bill R. Rose ’11, a member of Ameer’s committee, says...
...scientist is to commit to a life of confusion punctuated by rare moments of clarity. When I leave the office at night, the confusion comes with me. Ruminating over these equations, seeking patterns, looking for hidden relationships, trying to make contact with measured data—it’s all uncertainty and possibility engaged in an endless chaotic dance. Every so often the blur resolves, but the respite is short-lived; the next puzzle demands focus. This, really, is the joy of being a scientist. Established truths are comforting, but it is the mysteries that make the soul ache...
...wakeup call. Both teams rained down shots on each other, trading jumpers and lead changes in the final minutes. With just 54 seconds left, Princeton guard Addie Micir hit a trey to tie the game at 50. The next trip up the floor, Berry dished to Markley, who absorbed contact and finished with a strong layup. Lavietes erupted—hope had become reality, and victory was in the air. With under 30 seconds to go, Princeton squandered its last chance when guard Jessica Berry missed a crucial jumper. Markley grabbed the board and was fouled, then connected...
...Since its founding in 1948, North Korea has been an American intelligence nightmare. There's no American embassy in Pyongyang, few Americans visit the country, and, when they do, any substantive contact with North Koreans is impossible. We have no idea which generals are for the bomb and which are against. For that matter we're not even sure Kim Jong Il, North Korea's leader, is really in charge. (See TIME's photo-essay "Kim Jong Il: Doctored Photos...
...impossible for American intelligence to understand the North's military, the people who keep Kim in power. Military officers are rarely let out of the country, and when they are they travel in pairs, preventing any possibility of making contact. To give you an idea just how impenetrable the military is, North Korea is the only country in the world that can execute large deployments while maintaining radio silence. If it can enforce discipline like that on the military, it's not surprising that it has no problem keeping its nuclear secrets. (See TIME's photo-essay "North Korea Goes...