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...with an ability to converse cogently on any topic, but here the Core falls short. In establishing the ten subject divisions--seven of which cover the three broad areas of Science, History and Literature & Arts--the Core fails to allow the student to explore those areas which are of keen interest...

Author: By Riad M. Abrahams, | Title: Time to Reform the Core | 11/21/1995 | See Source »

...third time and running the Senate. As Dole shuttles--sometimes daily--between Washington and New Hampshire, the juggling act has begun to take a noticeable toll. In the Senate, Dole has made several unforced errors lately, puzzling lawmakers who have long relied on his dealmaking acumen and keen sense of timing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOLLOW--OR MOVE OVER | 10/23/1995 | See Source »

Barry Sheck has a keen grasp of legal minutiae but not the traffic code. The O.J. defense lawyer was stopped by cops after making an illegal U-turn in Manhattan and issued summonses for two other minor offenses. "I can't believe this is a story," said Scheck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 23, 1995 | 10/23/1995 | See Source »

Crichton built his success out of his understanding of and passion for science, technology, art, entertainment and commerce. His is one of those high-end, abstract-thinking machines, keen on contemporary social issues but able to make his interests drive book and ticket sales. That pejorative expression that has so much currency--"obviously written with a movie in mind"--requires qualification when applied to Crichton. "I think of Michael as the high priest of high concept," says Spielberg. All right, concept: Island. Theme park. Dinosaurs. Adults swallowed whole. Kids in peril. Easy. But who said the author had to give...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEET MISTER WIZARD | 9/25/1995 | See Source »

Investors are increasingly keen to buy into Internet-related companies, but have had few opportunities. Four such companies have gone public: Internet-access providers Netcom On-line Communications Services, Performance Systems International and UUNet Technologies; and another Web-browser maker, Spyglass. All are performing extremely well because the Internet is regarded as the next stage of the information revolution. Now that computers are being linked around the globe, techno-happy investors are trying to stay ahead of that curve and find the next big company. Netscape, says Lise Buyer, technology analyst at T. Rowe Price, "has the potential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BROWSER MADNESS | 8/21/1995 | See Source »

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