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...hoping helping in Indonesia might somewhat ease my conscience about staying in Indonesia when my home state has been hit and needs help,” he wrote...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Endure Tsunami Crisis | 1/5/2005 | See Source »

...Reporting from my locale,” Summers said in a speech on Dec. 22 at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, “I can tell you that while these tensions are by no means absent, they seem to have receded somewhat over the last two years...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summers Tours Middle East | 1/5/2005 | See Source »

...Educators are split on the merits of such schools. Paul Orehovec, an enrollment officer for the University of Miami, admits, "I was somewhat of a skeptic. But when I looked into their programs and accreditation, I was excited. UMOHS is the first online school to be granted membership in the National Honor Society." Kevin Roy, Elite's director of education, sees pitfalls and potential in virtual schools. "You will never have that wonderful teacher who inspires you for life," says Roy. "But the virtual school offers endless possibilities. I don't know where education's imagination will take this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virtual Schools for Jocks | 1/3/2005 | See Source »

...gymnastics." Laurel Springs' enrollment has increased 35% a year for the past four years, to 1,800 students. At least 25% are either athletes or child entertainers. Educators are split on the merits of such schools. Paul Orehovec, an enrollment officer for the University of Miami, admits, "I was somewhat of a skeptic. But when I looked into their programs and accreditation, I was excited. umohs is the first online school to be granted membership in the National Honor Society." Kevin Roy, Elite's director of education, sees pitfalls and potential in virtual schools. "You will never have that wonderful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virtual Schools for Jocks | 1/2/2005 | See Source »

...recently had the opportunity to hear Marshall when he spoke before the Virginia Convention of the N.A.A.C.P. here. I am not a member of the N.A.A.C.P., nor do I agree with many of their methods. I am a Southerner by heritage, by upbringing and by choice. I was, therefore, somewhat surprised to find myself in agreement with Thurgood Marshall. He pointed out that the Supreme Court has determined that segregation in schools must end, and if we choose to "defy" the Supreme Court, we are challenging its right to determine the laws of the nation, and consequently challenging the Constitution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 7, 1955 | 12/19/2004 | See Source »

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