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...problem, however, is that Illingworth is not a dean of students. He is an associate dean responsible for one segment of one part of student life. He reports to a dean who is responsible for the whole of the College and whose position makes it impractical for him to regard student interests as his chief priority. The administrative gap that exists in between is quite large. And while the dean of students once helped to fill that gap, the current administration seems content to look the other...
...small state that sends only 17 Republican and 22 Democratic delegates to the summer's conventions. McCain will have a more difficult time in the upcoming South Carolina primaries, where registered Republicans are traditionally more conservative. Furthermore, both McCain and Bradley will not be privy to the large segment of independent voters...
...Manet's Olympia, Huckleberry Finn, 1920s jazz and racy 1930s movies--recovers what was shocking in art we have (mostly) grown comfortable with. The enlightening Manet episode unpacks 19th century French society to show how a nude courtesan roiled the salons by staring frankly at the viewer; the Finn segment examines a contemporary push to pull the book (charged with racism) from a school. The series comes down on the side of art, natch, but deserves credit for arguing, not assuming, its point...
That's why carmakers are redefining the long-forgotten small-car segment, for which they are dreaming up new vehicles like DaimlerChrysler's PT Cruiser and the Ford Escape. These latest creations may not be quite as fuel thrifty, but they are vast stylistic improvements over the lackluster econo-boxes of the 1970s and '80s. They have to be. The next generation wants a lot more for its money (or Mom and Dad's money), so today's small cars are bulging with what the trade calls content--everything from power windows to CD players to telescoping steering wheels...
...Genome Project, like the proverbial tortoise, took the slow and steady route. Scientists first divided the full complement of human DNA into 22,000 segments, each 150,000 letters long. The positions of these segments were carefully mapped, and then each was cloned several times. Those cloned segments are now being decoded by automated gene sequencers, and the process repeated several times to ensure accuracy and close any gaps in the coverage. Because each segment was mapped before cloning, the decoded segments can be easily fitted back into their original position in the completed genetic...