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...while a second killer would make the Columbine parallel even more exact, the incidents are identical in one sense: political leaders have been gravely shaken by a tragedy they thought could happen only in other places. Just like their American counterparts, German leaders are groping for ways to prevent such a thing from happening again. Says Interior Minister Otto Schily: "I don't believe we can turn our schools into fortresses now. That would be the wrong result." And even if they could, Germans may have to accept a fact that America has been facing in recent years: that people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Columbine | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

...possibility of an African-American President is an idea whose time has come, and it came to two people at the exact same time. Comics CHRIS TUCKER and CHRIS ROCK are both developing movies about the history-shattering idea. Each man will star and each will make his directorial debut. Rock's film is called Head of State; Tucker's is titled Mr. President. Last week Tucker even appeared with an actual former President when he joined BILL CLINTON at a fund raiser in New York City. Perhaps Tucker was picking up some tips from the man novelist Toni Morrison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 6, 2002 | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

However, the exact manner in which dairy affects insulin resistance is unknown. “Individuals who consume more dairy tend to lead healthier lifestyles, so the reduction of risk factors is not necessarily inherent to dairy consumption...

Author: By Audrey J. Boguchwal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dairy Intake Lowers Diabetes Risk For Obese | 5/2/2002 | See Source »

...boycotted the Senior Kickoff at the Kong. Mine was a silent protest against the perverse notion of celebrating a countdown to the scariest day of all time. But that was back in the triple digits, 102 days to be exact, when I was still dating my thesis and smooching my neighbor on the sly. It’s a whole different ballgame when you’re in the thirties and you actually have to start planning for a life of posts: post-graduation, post.harvard.edu, postpartum depression, post office, Post cereal—and the list goes on. Some seniors...

Author: By Jennifer Y. Hyman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Forget-Me-Nots | 5/2/2002 | See Source »

Sarah O. Mackey, associate director of alumni affairs and development communications, said her office would not specify the exact amount of the gift...

Author: By Nalina Sombuntham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gift To Endow Genetics Research Chair | 4/30/2002 | See Source »

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