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...Just like its slightly older siblings - Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Montenegro - Kosovo rose from the ashes of the former Yugoslavia, whose destruction was caused by the brutal policies of Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. But there are key differences. Unlike the others, Kosovo was not a Yugoslav republic, but an autonomous province within Serbia. It is mostly populated by ethnic Albanians, while the other post-Yugoslav states have Slavic majorities. And Kosovo has been effectively ruled by the United Nations since 1999, when Milosevic's troops were forced to pull out under NATO bombs, although Serbia was allowed to retain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Birth of a Nation | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

...University of New Mexico for four years prior to his job on the Fighting Irish staff and helped bring the Lobos from soccer obscurity to both the NCAA tournament and the finals of the College Cup. During his stay, the University of New Mexico’s record rose from 32-40-4 in the four years before he arrived to 61-16-8 during his stay tenure. As a successful player, Clark was a two-time All American member of the 1998 Stanford soccer team, which went to the NCAA tournament for the first time in the history...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Clark Revives Former Success | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...serious historical study of black politics and culture will note that the two will spill into each other,” he said. “Culture will influence the way blacks do politics.” However, not everyone in attendance shared Terry’s views. Tricia Rose, a professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, said that hip hop has lost its political potential due to its commercialization. “The ghetto has become a product; something to be consumed, something to be worn,” she said, adding that hip hop has become...

Author: By Elliot Ikheloa, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panel Considers Hip Hop’s Place in Politics | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...strength. Defenseman Jack Christian contributed with a particularly athletic block, as the defense stifled three shots and Richter managed 14 saves to preserve the shutout. The visitors’ mounting frustration was quite clear, as little shoves or scuffles seemed to follow every stoppage in play, but the Crimson rose above the temptation to fight and gladly accepted the Bobcats’ extra penalties. However, it was not a referee’s call that led to Harvard’s next goal, but an even strength effort again from Michaud. In a set-up very similar to his first...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Restrained in Penalty-Filled Battle | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...historian of sexual trends. Though most analysts in the field would not go that far, studies tend to agree that changes in male premarital sexual behavior since the '30s have been rather modest. Premarital sex rates for women more than doubled between the 1930s and 1971, and sharply rose again to a new peak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Revolution Is Over | 2/18/2008 | See Source »

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