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When James Nachtwey graduated from Dartmouth in 1970, he didn't have a career mapped out. So he traveled around the world. Perhaps because the bloodshed in Vietnam was at its height, he became fascinated with war. He taught himself photography and spent hours staring at scenes of conflict in...
A few blocks away from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., a slight, bespectacled, gray-haired man sits motionless in a reclining chair in his study, staring vacantly into space. Paul MacCready is engaged in his most productive activity, daydreaming.
One way to delay that impact, MacCready says, is to seek a better balance between nature and technology. And a unique way to dramatize that concept, he firmly believes, is to achieve another of his goals: animal-powered flight. What kind of animal? MacCready has already drawn up some formulas...
Though still confined to a small, urban elite, a movement for multiparty democracy has gained strength in the past three months. For the most part, Moi has tolerated the lively debate, but his security police have harassed those who have spoken out. Staring down Kenya's foreign benefactors, who supply...
Time for thousands of pre-medical students across the country to repress their natural physical urges and study for the grueling 8-hour MCAT (Medical Community's Attempt at Torture) exam to be held Saturday. This year, I am one of those pre-meds, and after several hours of preparation...