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Imagine an infinitesimal particle that is as heavy as a large atom and less tangible than a shadow. For 15 years, hundreds of physicists have been chasing such an improbable phantom. Their quarry is the top quark, the sole missing member of a family of subatomic particles that form the basic building blocks of matter. Of six types of quarks that are believed to exist, five have already been discovered. "The top," says Harvard University theorist Sheldon Glashow, "is not just another quark. It's the last blessed one, and the sooner we find it, the better everyone will feel...
When the Treasury Department ordered chess genius Bobby Fischer to obey U.S. sanctions and forgo a $5 million match in Yugoslavia last fall, Fischer, the sole American-born world chess champion, delivered an unambiguous reply: he spit on the department's letter. He also won the match. Now that a federal jury has issued a warrant for Fischer's arrest, the misanthropic grandmaster continues his defiance, telling a Belgrade newspaper that he will play additional matches there...
...mission to a rancorous and divisive ending. The U.S. troops, backed by soldiers from 10 other nations, are digging in to do a job that their leaders suggest will end in a matter of weeks or at most a few months. The Bush Administration has repeatedly stated that the sole objective of Operation Restore Hope is to open up a food pipeline to feed the starving, not to wage war on the country's armed gangs or impose political solutions. The Somalis, however, expect nothing short of a Marshall Plan. They want the Americans to stay long enough...
Kleinfelder, who led her team to the national title two years ago, might seem to be the sole critic in a department known to keep a tight ship. Yet, though many other coaches say the department does fund and treat women's teams adequately, Kleinfelder is not alone in her perception that men's athletics take priority over women's at Harvard...
Harvard Captain Mayling Birney scored the team's sole two points...