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...quiz: Name the one airline in America that actually made money in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Final answer: Midway Airlines. The carrier, based in North Carolina (which has the same name as a Chicago-based airline that went bust in 1991), declared bankruptcy in mid-August, unable to compete against low-fare king Southwest Airlines and hurt by an unfriendly split from its partner, American Airlines. The small carrier had grounded its flights and was close to shutting down operations when the attacks occurred. Within hours, Midway closed its doors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Largesse For A Defunct Airline | 12/17/2001 | See Source »

Vichniac, who had been a lecturer in Social Studies since 1981, served as the director of studies for the program for the past 12 years. She accepted the new position in mid-August, but remained with the Social Studies program through shopping period...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Social Studies Reacts To Loss Of Vichniac to Radcliffe Post | 10/17/2001 | See Source »

...mid-August, and therefore time to bring scholarship, experience, and psychobabble to bear upon the question of why Al Gore has grown a beard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Al Gore, and Other Famous Bearded Men | 8/16/2001 | See Source »

Beginning in mid-August, everyone accessing HOLLIS’s electronic resources will need to use their University personal identification numbers (PINs) in place of their nine digit University I.D. numbers...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Libraries To Begin Securing E-Resources with PINs | 7/27/2001 | See Source »

...still wants to play. He has scheduled a series of seniors events in the next few months, starting with an appearance at a tournament in Graz, Austria, in mid-August. There's persistent talk about a showcase match against John McEnroe after the women's final at this year's U.S. Open. Most of all, Becker wants one more taste of Wimbledon. He wants to play doubles in the main draw - not this summer but next, when his game is in better shape. Becker knows he will never do anything as well as he played tennis. He has found only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boris Becker: Broken Promise | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

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