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...anything but easy. After some initial uncertainty?tough talk at first, then a quick step back to a softer tone?the Administration settled on a plan that relied on consistency. Led by Secretary of State Colin Powell, the diplomats took charge. In an early missive to Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen, the secret contents of which were shown to TIME by Administration officials, Powell proffered gentle regret and deferential suggestions for ways to end the crisis. "I want to take this opportunity to let you know that President Bush is very concerned about your missing pilot," Powell wrote...
Senior Dora Gyorffy won the triple jump with a 12.72-meter effort, the best performance in the Ivies this year. She did not compete in her premier event, the high jump, one of the few events Oxford-Cambridge won during the meet. Sophomore Kart Siilats, this year's NCAA Indoor champion, placed second after not clearing anything past 1.68 meters...
...anything but easy. After some initial uncertainty - tough talk at first, then a quick step back to a softer tone - the administration settled on a plan that relied on consistency. Led by Secretary of State Colin Powell, the diplomats took charge. In an early missive to Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen, the secret contents of which were shown to TIME by administration officials, Powell proffered gentle regret and deferential suggestions for ways to end the crisis. "I want to take this opportunity to let you know that President Bush is very concerned about your missing pilot," Powell wrote...
Maybe it was a vote of confidence or maybe it was a challenge. Either way, Harvard's junior third baseman has responded in a big way. After advertising all the tools of a premier slugger in his first two seasons, Carter has put everything together in his junior year and is enjoying quite the breakout season...
...hate to break it to the supposed premier educational institution of the world, but many Harvard teachers just plain stink. The problem is especially acute in the sciences, where faculty members are almost exclusively recruited for their research prowess, with little regard for teaching credentials. Thus, while almost no one would doubt that the scientific expertise of our faculty is first-rate, the ability to teach—to impart information quickly, effectively, lucidly and entertainingly—by no means correlates with this zeal for research. The result is a faculty that spans the entire gambit of teaching quality...