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...Organizations that seek space often find themselves at the mercy of an idiosyncratic assigning process overseen by Epps' office. Administrators simply do not have enough space to go around and instead weigh the value of individual student groups, leaving many organizations homeless--forced to operate out of student dorm rooms or other organizations' offices. Those who have offices say their space is often inadequate...
BARRETT SEAMAN and PHILIP ELMER-DEWITT, who co-edited this week's comprehensive 44-page report on the future of medicine, boast impressive resumes in such projects. Seaman, TIME's special-projects editor, has overseen two recent special issues on medicine and last October's look at a week in the life of a hospital. Elmer-DeWitt, TIME's science editor, has written cover stories on gene therapy and cloning. But when they began framing the topic of this issue, they realized they would need expert assistance. "We decided to focus on genetics, which is the area of research likely...
...government-backed or -bankrolled investment fund? People who have the proper political ties or who are major campaign contributors or both. Like the billionaire Ziff brothers, whose fortune came largely from the 1994 sale of the family publishing business built by their father. Since 1996, Ziff Bros. Investments has overseen a $150 million OPIC-guaranteed fund, the South Asia Capital Fund, whose purpose is to make equity investments in India, Indonesia, Laos, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Philippines...
...first one taking off in January 1997. Each seat has a video screen that pops out of the armrest like a tray table. It can be used to play video games, select music and watch an assortment of movies. In addition, there are three types of gambling available--overseen by the Swiss National Lottery--including slots and keno. Losses are capped at $200, while winnings can go as high...
...ceremony, a parody of the Nobel Prize presentation, was significantly less decorous than the real thing. Overseen by the "King and Queen of Swedish Meatballs," the ceremony's theme was duct tape...