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China, under the leadership of Jiang, has already demonstrated that it is an aggressive nation willing to brutally crush any form of internal dissent. It has already attempted to use its military to stifle democracy in Taiwan. It sells ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons components to Iran and North Korea. If human rights as basic as the right to non-violent political expression without fear of imprisonment, torture and execution are not applicable across cultural boundaries, then it seems to me that it is impossible to act for moral reasons in any situation whatsoever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Correct in Not Bowing to Cultural Relativism for Chinese | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

Every Friday at Olson Middle School, the adults--not the children--are in uniform. Principal Shannon Griffin, her staff and faculty all wear crimson T shirts that read, OLSON MIDDLE SCHOOL--DREAM MAKERS. "Educators crush dreams all the time," explains Griffin. "Here we want to make them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN HOW TO WELL | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

...weight of a thick envelope in April manages to crush any semblance of extracurricular prowess, Epps says a support network of "kindred spirits" does exist within Yard gates...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis and Andrew K. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A HARVARD SLACKER | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

...things about each of them: that Warren's never gotten over his breakup with Daphne; that Jake's still struggling to say "I love you" to Margaret; and that Leigh hasn't outgrown being the baby of the family, though she's found time for an unaccountable but placid crush on Elliot...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Home for the Holidays? Welcome to Hell... | 10/10/1997 | See Source »

...Fruit Loops vs. Wheaties dilemma. When a crush of games hits shelves this fall, kids will grab the gory action ones while their parents reach for something a bit tamer--an encyclopedia or a math primer, perhaps? Any chance of common ground? Our taste test: Quake, last Christmas' bloody hit, vs. Young Dilbert, an edu-title due this fall. You make the call...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Techwatch: Sep. 29, 1997 | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

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