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...meds who hate science (see Biological Anthropology). Read on only if neither of those applies to you. Chemistry and Physics advising is very typical of Harvard: each student is assigned half a dozen advisors in the hope that one of them will actually be helpful. Officially, David Morin and Howard Georgi, both physicists, advise all concentrators. Each student is also assigned an individual advisor from the Physics department. Notice a theme here? The concentration has been more or less commandeered by the Physics department. (Further evidence: the only classes that absolutely cannot be taken Pass/Fail are the introductory physics classes...
...Khan's Mongol empire. Though festivities are organized all over the country, the biggest take place in the capital, Ulan Bator. A thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers of "long songs"?the hypnotic vocal music of the country's vast steppes. There are plenty of other musical performances plus a huge array of food and craft stalls...
...thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers of "long songs" - the hypnotic vocal music of the country's vast steppes. There are plenty of other musical performances plus a huge array of food and craft stalls. But horse racing, wrestling and archery make up the bulk of the events at Naadam. Some say that the festival has its origins...
...stay and eventually gain permanent residence. Even though the legislation shows no signs of getting through Congress this year, a run to the border has begun. Ranchers, local law officers and others say that is the story they have heard over and over from border crossers. Rancher George Morin, who operates a 12,000-acre spread a few miles from the border, tells TIME, "All these people say they are coming for the amnesty program. [They] have been told if they get 10 miles off the border, they are home free...
...insects that are harmful to crops. These gentle birds harm no one and take good care of their families. Sherrill Durbin Mounds, Oklahoma, U.S. Dick Cheney is the poster boy for the "shoot first, think later" approach, whether it involves war, torture or just plain getting even. James B. Morin Guasti, California, U.S. Grim News from Greenland "Has the meltdown begun?" [Feb. 27] reported the discovery that Greenland's glaciers are melting faster than anyone expected. That is more proof of global warming, and the resulting rise in sea levels makes the immediate impact of climate change worse than anticipated...