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...that the Chinese intellectuals who have been crying out for human rights have a wrong vision at this moment. In China, the number of cultural elites is at an all-time low. They are properly educated and pretty well off, which in turn allows them ample time to ponder over things other than the basic requirements of life. When they rise to speak up for themselves, they tend to overlook the majority of the Chinese, who are leading a life completely different from their own: those who are out there struggling in the fields to make ends meet...

Author: By Xiaomeng Tong, | Title: In China, Freedom Is a Luxury | 2/13/1996 | See Source »

...huge achievement? Some blame the freshmen, who are said to prefer no deal to a "bad" deal. Yet one freshman admits their phalanx is in disarray, anxious over tough Medicare votes they've cast with nothing as yet to show for them. They huddled last Saturday to ponder which outcome best serves their principles--and politics. Centrists in both parties kept up the hunt for enough votes on the Big Deal to inspire their leaders to keep trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: NOT A BANG BUT A WHIMPER | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

...NEVER A REAL POWELL FAN UNTIL the day he pulled out. Ah! Absence makes the heart ponder. The graceful way he exited clearly illustrates that he is the most qualified man for the job. PETER T. LIEU Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 11, 1995 | 12/11/1995 | See Source »

Such individual success has prompted the Crimson to ponder the possibility of sending riders to the regional championships for the first time in recent years...

Author: By Brian T. Garibaldi, | Title: Equestrian Team Riding High on Hog | 12/8/1995 | See Source »

Michael S. Ponder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1996 CANDIDATES FOR HARVARD & RADCLIFFE CLASS MARSHALS | 10/3/1995 | See Source »

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