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...guess is that the Crimson Key will have an advantage because they’re so good at it,” she said. “The Crimson Key tour guides ought to be the primary contenders in this...

Author: By Alexander J. Blenkinsopp, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Key No Longer To Run Tours | 8/16/2002 | See Source »

...whale, especially pilot whales. In this treacherous terrain, the whales' critical echolocation system--those telltale clicks whales depend on for everything from avoiding predators to finding a mate--can easily become confused. Yet even after years of studying these big-brained creatures, scientists admit that's only an informed guess and doesn't explain groundings elsewhere. "I could give you an unlimited number of scenarios," says veteran Smithsonian cetologist James Mead, "and because we know so little about whale biology, any of them is possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death on the Sand | 8/12/2002 | See Source »

...What's the best way to ace the Graduate Record Examinations? a) Study hard; b) Guess blindly; c) Cheat. For some aspiring grad students in Asia, the answer apparently is "c." According to administrators of the GRE, the primary entrance exam used by U.S. graduate schools, a substantial number of the 55,000 annual applicants in China, Taiwan and Korea may have raised their verbal English scores by cribbing answers supplied by Chinese and Korean websites. Educational Testing Service, the U.S. company that runs the GRE, claims students were able to beat the system because electronic tests were offered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting an "F" in Ethics | 8/12/2002 | See Source »

...products increase the number of negative ions," says Panasonic spokesman Akira Kodota. "That's it." Tokyo resident Jyuichi Kobayashi, 33, has begun to doubt the value of the negative-ion bracelet he wears. "It isn't helping me sleep or get over my jet lag," he grumbles. "I guess you have to believe it for it to work." Our advice: just think negative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Week | 8/11/2002 | See Source »

...What's the best way to ace the Graduate Record Examinations? a) Study hard; b) Guess blindly; c) Cheat. For some aspiring grad students in Asia, the answer apparently is "c." According to administrators of the GRE, the primary entrance exam used by U.S. graduate schools, a substantial number of the 55,000 annual applicants in China, Taiwan and Korea may have raised their verbal English scores by cribbing answers supplied by Chinese and Korean websites. Educational Testing Service, the U.S. company that runs the GRE, claims students were able to beat the system because electronic tests were offered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Constitutionally a Winner | 8/11/2002 | See Source »

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