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This disproportionate impact flies in the face of the government’s mission to provide educational opportunities to all those who wish to attend college. Universal education is said to be the way to level the playing field and give those from less fortunate circumstances the opportunity to choose and pursue their own destinies. By limiting the SMART grants to only certain specialized subject areas, this legislation coerces financially disadvantaged students to go into these areas in order to pursue a college degree. While the program naturally advantages those who already intended to pursue these subject areas, it discriminates...

Author: By Reva P. Minkoff and Ramya Parthasarathy | Title: The SMART Grants are Stupid | 2/7/2006 | See Source »

...freshman forward Evan Harris in. After the 6’8 rookie finished off a layup, he proceeded to throw away an inbounds pass before committing an offensive foul on a botched pick attempt.Columbia reclaimed the lead at 34-33 heading into the intermission, but for Harvard it was mission accomplished. The Crimson kept the game close and got its star forward to the break with just two fouls, leaving it in good shape to make a run at the victory in the second half.“We would have liked the lead, we had the lead...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR: Stehle Takes Over Despite Illness | 2/6/2006 | See Source »

...mixing Warhammer components, like its Imperial Guard ("the National Guard of the future," he says) with the game's Space Orks. "It's a way of acting like a kid and getting away with it," he admits. But he is a serious history buff too and has visited every mission church near San Antonio, including the Alamo. "Just don't get him talking about World War II," warns his mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Wounded Soldier Strives to Return | 2/5/2006 | See Source »

...TIME. "One of the principles we believe pretty strongly is that having really good access to information for people is a great way of improving the world." But in the end Google chose to dance with the dragon--presumably the cha-cha. "Filtering our search results clearly compromises our mission," the company's official statement says. "Failing to offer Google search at all to a fifth of the world's population, however, does so far more severely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Google Under the Gun | 2/5/2006 | See Source »

...dramatic attacks on the Danish as well as Norwegian embassies in Damascus on Saturday, and on the Danish mission in Beirut Sunday, are the most violent manifestations to date, but fury over the cartoons has been spreading fast from Muslim communities in Europe through the Middle East all the way to Indonesia. Its spread has been accelerated by widespread anti-Western anger over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Western moves to block the development of Iran's nuclear ambitions. And the uproar is being exploited by regimes such as Iran and Syria, who hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Cartoon Clash Is Escalating | 2/5/2006 | See Source »

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