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...terrorist organization, including its leader, Alexandros Yiotopoulos, who were convicted for a series of murders, bombings and robberies during a 27-year reign of terror. Four were acquitted, due to lack of evidence. The court reconvenes this week for sentencing. MEANWHILE IN ITALY ... Basta! In a protest against "trash TV" - the game and variety shows featuring scantily clad dancers that make up much of the prime-time schedule - a Milan viewers' association launched a three-day nationwide television strike. To encourage Italians to get up off their sofas, venues including museums, theaters and restaurants offered a discount to anyone turning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

...work. So she joined WorldTeach and now instructs Marshall Islands high schoolers in science. At 75, she's handling myriad problems, from logistical (her science books crumble in the salt air) to physical (the school has no janitor, so she swabs floors, sweeps coral dust and empties trash bins in her classroom) to intellectual (though she's a science instructor, her students' difficulty with English means she also teaches ESL). "I really believe that because I must use both my body and my mind in this endeavor, I have probably kept myself in greater mental and physical health than might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Volunteer Army | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

...some of the card companies, but he still owed $113,000. A few weeks ago, he decided to break the pattern that had precipitated his financial ruin. He took scissors to his credit cards but seems reluctant to part with the plastic shards?they rest in a trash can in a dusty basement office from which Choi, a father of two, sells bowling balls online while waiting for the next round of creditors to call. "It wasn't easy to cut up the cards," sighs Choi, as if recalling a traumatic love affair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The House of Cards | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

...amplifying them in weird ways,” explained Benjamin D. Margo ’04, whose dual roles—Catholic conspirator and president of the HRDC—are sometimes conflated. “It all sounds so stupid—I’m peeing on trash cans and taking off my shirt and lifting weights.” (Margo’s corrupt Cardinal confesses to the Duke’s lover while sitting on a toilet...

Author: By Lily X. Huang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Visiting Director Stages 'Lorenzaccio' | 11/21/2003 | See Source »

...your face, do also keep in mind that while some artistically inspired crimson face paint constitutes healthy school spirit, writing ‘Yale sucks’ across your cheeks trespasses beyond what Ms. Mannersmith calls “the fine line between displaying school spirit and talking trash...

Author: By Jannie S. Tsuei, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Refining the Rivalry | 11/20/2003 | See Source »

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