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...Guide commonly features complaints about teaching fellows who are less knowledgeable about courses’ subject matter than might be hoped, more apathetic about the quality of their instruction than might be hoped or both. Certainly there is no single magic bullet capable of putting these issues once and for all to rest, but both problems are significantly exacerbated by the current FAS registration system. Because course enrollments remain largely uncertain until study cards have actually been filed, course heads and potential teaching fellows are left to coordinate staffing on the basis of guesses and probabilities. As both sides seek...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Case for Preregistration | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

Ehrlich has pronounced that legacy "dead." And while being a Kennedy doesn't hurt with fund raising and publicity, the name doesn't evoke the magic it once did. Maryland legislator Mark Shriver, Townsend's cousin, lost a congressional primary earlier this month, while Andrew Cuomo, her brother-in-law, abandoned his bid for New York's Democratic gubernatorial nomination even before primary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2002: So Much For The Mystique | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

RETIRED. PATRICK EWING, 40, longtime--and long suffering--star center for the New York Knicks, most recently of the Orlando Magic; in New York City. Ewing, the NBA's 13th highest scorer, will become an assistant coach for Michael Jordan's Washington Wizards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Sep. 30, 2002 | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...outdone, Harvard also pulled out its own third-down conversion magic, converting on 5-of-6 through three quarters, including a third-and-11 and a third-down, 30-yard run by Fitzpatrick to set up the Crimson’s final score...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Football Notebook: Offenses Powered By Unlikely Source | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...athletes took part in 23 sports; in Sydney, it was 10,960 athletes in 28 sports. Rogge has capped Athens at 10,500 athletes in 28 sports - no smaller, but at least no bigger. The spaces in Athens may be a bit tight, but there will be magic in the settings. Cyclists will race around the base of Acropolis hill. The archery competition will be held in the Panathenaic Stadium, originally built in the 4th century B.C. and used in the 1896 Games. The marathon race will retrace the route of the very first marathon man, who sped with news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mad Dash To the Start | 9/29/2002 | See Source »

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