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Mujeres' classes cover all major subjects. The faculty-student ratio is comparatively low, and teachers design rigorous instruction to help students bolster weak academic skills and pass standardized proficiency exams. "Nothing is watered down here," says Corella. Only students who get Cs or better, complete their after-school counseling programs and maintain good behavior and attendance records are allowed to apply for readmission to their school districts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking the Alternate Route | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

...from the Apollo.) The play will return to Britain in April for a national tour. For the RSC, it represents a much-needed opportunity to attract new audiences. The new artistic director, Michael Boyd, inherited a company €3.5 million in the red and with an unimpressive ratio of hit productions. Boyd sees Midnight's Children as exactly the sort of show to put the RSC back on track. It may not be Shakespeare, he says, but "Rushdie is in the highly theatrical Shakespearean tradition. You can say they're both overblown, or you can see that they supersede...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Midnight Matinee | 1/5/2003 | See Source »

...voting this week in a close race with Raiders QB Rich Gannon. But while all the attention is on the quarterback position, don't discount the disruptive nature of both defenses. The Falcons amassed 47 sacks (4th most in NFL) and finished with a +12 takeaway ratio. The Packers led the league with 45 takeaways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NFL Playoff Preview: Round 1 | 1/2/2003 | See Source »

...Sardinian molecular biologist Luca Deiana, the island has the world's highest documented percentage of people who have passed the century threshold--although the same claim has been made about the Japanese island of Okinawa. Of 1.6 million Sardinians, at least 220 have reached 100, twice the typical ratio. Five of the world's 40 oldest people live on the island, and until the January death of Antonio Todde at 112, Sardinia boasted the oldest of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Something in the Air | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

While Ruddock recorded only 13 saves on the weekend, she averaged 15 “skate to the corner, return to the net and shuffle your feet”’s per game. That’s an impressive 13:15 saves to S.T.C.R.T.N.A.S.Y.F. ratio...

Author: By David Weinfeld, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wein Language: I'm a Believer | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

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