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...those "strong players" is the nation's No. 1 player, Janine Thompson, a junior out of South Africa. The Bantams are good at the top but weak at the bottom, and Bajwa expects the match to be won in the middle...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, | Title: The Grudge Match is On, Baby! | 2/4/2000 | See Source »

...Sally Barksdale had been thinking about ways they could promote literacy in Mississippi. Richard Thompson, the state superintendent of education, says he read about the Barksdales' interest in a newspaper, "so I called Jim up." After long conversations, a joint venture was created between Ole Miss, the state department of education and seven other state universities. The effort, says Barksdale, will attack illiteracy "at the source," in the early grades. It will also teach illiterate parents to read, so they can help their kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Philanthropy | 1/31/2000 | See Source »

Many members of HIID's staff discussed the report with Thompson, Perkins and interim HIID director Richard B. Pagett in meetings held during the first week of January...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Provost's Decision Dissolves HIID | 1/24/2000 | See Source »

...meeting, Thompson said the task force found the institute's activities "disproportionate and insufficiently integrated into the University's core functions of teaching and research...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Provost's Decision Dissolves HIID | 1/24/2000 | See Source »

...member, Malcolm--stop off at the Jackson Ward Cafe. It's a modest, cafeteria-style place. D'Angelo orders chicken, corn bread and greens, and you sit down. You have a lot to ask. Voodoo is a richly imagined CD with an all-star supporting cast: drummer Ahmir ("?uestlove") Thompson (his nickname is pronounced "Questlove") of the hip-hop band the Roots, jazzman Roy Hargrove, rappers Method Man and Redman. The music blends hip-hop with smooth soul and gritty funk. The songs don't rush to please, like puppy-dog pop tunes; instead, each track takes its own sweet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: D'Angelo: Salvation Sex And Voodoo | 1/24/2000 | See Source »

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