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...nothing simple, or certain, about Suu Kyi's liberty. It was tempting to imagine a Burmese equivalent of the release of Nelson Mandela: in other words, a signal that the 21 generals who govern the country through the State Law and Order Restoration Council, known by the acronym SLORC, intend to take Burma in a new direction with some important, if undefined, role for the steely lady...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SETTING FREE THE LADY | 7/24/1995 | See Source »

...recent interview with your reporters I was quoted as saying that our suicide rate was probably less than a larger university "like Duke." I certainly did not intend to imply that Duke had a suicide problem, and obviously should not have named any specific institution. The facts are that Duke has not had an on-campus suicide in the past 10 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Duke Incorrectly Cited for Suicides | 6/30/1995 | See Source »

Threatening someone over the computer will now be a crime under a new Connecticut law. Connecticut is the third state to ban online acts that intend to harass, annoy or alarm another person. Several other states are considering such legislation. Although some fear that the wording of the new law is too vague, giving the government too much power to determine what kind of speech is acceptable, state lawmakers say it just extends legal prohibitions against harassment to computer communications. "This simply takes existing law into the 21st Century," says the law's sponsor, Representative Patricia Dillion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NETWATCH . . . ONLINE HARRASSMENT IS A CRIME | 6/13/1995 | See Source »

...have a mandate from the American people to cut spending and get our fiscal house in order; we intend to carry out the mandate," Rep. Robert S. Walker (R-Pa.). chair of the House Science Committee, said in a speech last month at an aeronautics conference. "Contrary to what the Administration is saying, we are not hell-bent on destroying the science and technology base of this country...

Author: By Kris J. Thiessen, | Title: University Battles to Stop Funding Cuts | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

...last Sunday's extra, Dr. Randolph Catlin Jr., the head of Harvard mental health services, said that Harvard's suicide rate was probably less than a larger university like Duke ("Stunned Dunster Resident Mourn Housemates," May 28, 1995). Catlin did not intend to imply that Duke has a suicide problem, as the University has not had an on-campus suicide in the past 10 years. Catlin apologizes for the error...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRECTIONS | 6/6/1995 | See Source »

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