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...Crimson's staff editorial (Oct. 14) characterized Chairman Jiang as "an evil man, leading a truly evil empire." Having spent two years in the so-called "evil empire," I feel that such a description is both inappropriate and counter-productive. Jiang's China is currently the fastest growing economy in the world. [Economist, August 17th, 1996.] One result of this economic prowess is a dramatic increase in the living standard for one-fifth of the world's population. While the government's actions at Tiananmen Square in June 1989 insult our American sense of human rights, our definition of those...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: China, Jiang Not Evil | 10/21/1997 | See Source »

...after the funeral, it reached 17,000 and re-entered the Billboard Top-100 charts. During the same time, a Greatest Hits collection went from sales of 4,300 to 15,600 copies. John's musical eulogy also helped this week's opening show in North Carolina achieve the fastest sellout in an arena's history. According to John's spokeswoman, the "inadvertent and unintentional" upheaval started within hours after the funeral and "took on a life of its own." Says Ticketmaster president and CEO Fred Rosen: "People almost seem to want to touch her through him." Some industry experts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRINCESS DIANA | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

Only much later did a roommate add that Judy was selected to this national team following her first time tryout, started every game thereafter and played flyer, a position usually reserved for the quickest, fastest, most aggressive player on the team, or in this case, the country...

Author: By Kelly M. Gushue, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Modest Collins Leads Field Hockey by Example | 10/2/1997 | See Source »

...assassination. He thought he was being set up for a punch line. At the time, Meader was one of the country's most popular performers, thanks to his ability to impersonate the 35th President with gently mocking good humor. His 1962 album, The First Family, was the nation's fastest-selling LP ever. No wonder Lenny Bruce is said to have walked onstage the evening of the assassination and, after a respectful pause, to have broken the silence with "Man, poor Vaughn Meader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Princess Diana: I CAN'T LAUGH WITHOUT YOU | 9/22/1997 | See Source »

Beware, though--these machines are no longer the fastest offered for course work. Unless you need the large screen, you are better off programming and compiling...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: HASCS Revamps Network | 9/16/1997 | See Source »

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