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...would take to get the general out of semiretirement, off the phone (he is a well-known phone and fax abuser) and away from the mail (he answers every letter). Even his wife Alma was thinking he ought to get out of the basement more. He had a stack of offers from corporate boards, foundations and academia that if laid end to end would circle the Pentagon and make the Republican who actually did run weep. Then Ray Chambers, a philanthropist who has devoted the past decade to salvaging kids in Newark, New Jersey, asked Powell to look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GENERAL'S NEXT CAMPAIGN | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...Heels have a weakness, it is probably on the blocks. Without a dominating post-player, UNC could struggle if it faces a team with a huge front line. The Tar Heels stack up only 5-11, 6-0, 6-4 across the front...

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, | Title: What Is Ahead for Crimson | 3/12/1997 | See Source »

...only after I had handed in that stack of resumes that I realized that I had taken the easy way out--and woke up panic-stricken in the middle of the night frightened by the fact that I had just applied for fifty positions that I was not even sure I wanted. The next day, I decided that it was time to take action...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Service For All Careers | 3/3/1997 | See Source »

Over the years, whenever my parents inquired about my job aspirations, I usually had the same general response: I told them that at some point in the middle of my senior year, I would drop a tall stack of resumes off at the Office of Careers Services (OCS), show up for a couple of interviews, be given offers by a few companies, and sign a contract to spend the next couple years of my life as a consultant or an analyst in an investment banking firm. No matter that I had little passion for banking and little understanding of consulting...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Service For All Careers | 3/3/1997 | See Source »

...boss said she thought it was a gas leak," said Katie R. Ryan '00 who works at Widener stack entrance...

Author: By Sadie H. Sanchez, | Title: False Fire Alarm In Pusey Library Causes Closing | 2/13/1997 | See Source »

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