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...know. While they estimate that perhaps as many as 2,000 asteroids larger than a kilometer (six-tenths of a mile) across either cross or come close to Earth's orbit, they have discovered and tracked fewer than 200 of them. "We simply don't know where the other objects are," says JPL astronomer Helin. "But the ones that have been discovered," she warns, "certainly suggest that we could someday face a surprise encounter with a large, unseen object." The significance of the kilometer size? An impact of anything that large, scientists believe, would cause not just a regional...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asteroids: Whew! | 3/23/1998 | See Source »

...Formalism isn't always a fancy cover for prudishness, and when discussing such inflammatory art it's all too easy to get caught up in political generalities, as most of Walker's critics do. Words like "sexism," "racism," and "stereotype" circulate with little direct attention to how the art object conveys meaning through its form. It's time to start looking closely...

Author: By Scott Rothkopf, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Walker Show Subverts Racial Stereotypes | 3/19/1998 | See Source »

...Right after that I heard the crash of something hitting the ground," said Sniffen, referring to the object that presumably went through the window. "And then (I heard) the scream that make me look out the window and then I Saw him on the ground," Sniffen said...

Author: By India F. Landrigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MIT Student Dead After Apparent Suicide | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

Personally, there is only one item I object to and that is where I advocate the players should not eat bananas. This should read "unripe bananas" as I have no objection to the fruit when it is ripe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sounding Off, Talking Back | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

Tyler claims that, while initially saying no to sex, Rachel eventually did not object. According to Tyler, she became distant and rude after they...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Actors Raise Rape Awareness in Eliot | 3/6/1998 | See Source »

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