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...than in most states, a team of about 15 Young Heroes gathered in a circle, trading colored candies with one another. Each student started with 10 colored candies and directions on whether they could trade freely or on a restricted basis. But one student had only green candies, which, unknown to the group, symbolized HIV. After about 10 minutes of talking and joking, the group leader called the team to order, directed the students to count their colored candies and revealed what the green ones represented. The kids were shocked to discover how many of them ended up with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teens Team Up to Give Back | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...imperative, we must also remember that we need not be bound by any choices we make in college. There is no shame in not having a plan, in not continually building our resume, or in not beginning down the road envisioned for us by our parents. Fear of the unknown should excite us, not frighten us. Just as the young men around us often remain uncertain about their plans for a family or career, we women must remain free to engage with the idea that we may or may not end up satisfying the “molds?...

Author: By Darja Djordjevic | Title: Imagine All the Women | 3/13/2007 | See Source »

...Officers were dispatched to Strauss Hall B entry to take a report of an attempted theft. The officers arrived and observed that a door in the basement had been smashed open. FMO was notified and arrived to secure the door. It is unknown at this time if anything has been stolen...

Author: By Khalid Abdalla, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Log | 3/13/2007 | See Source »

...exposed to high glucose levels for birth defects to occur, or if transient spiking of blood glucose is enough,” wrote Brown in an e-mailed statement. Brown added that because the experiment was conducted on mice, the relationship between Glut2 and human birth defects is also unknown. However, Loeken said that the study will be helpful in determining what level of blood glucose should not be exceeded during pregnancy...

Author: By Michal Labik, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Researchers Find Protein To Be Harmful to Babies of Diabetics | 3/13/2007 | See Source »

...start line: The sea was too rough to allow a landing. They raced on the ship that had carried them south to Antarctica instead, running hundreds of laps on deck. But that's all part of Antarctica's appeal, says Gilligan, eyes gleaming. "I like the challenge, the unknown," he says. "It's certainly not boring." Nor, in the end, is it just about a long run in the cold. "You don't get many opportunities," says Gilligan, "to introduce people to things that'll change their lives and make them better custodians of the planet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Running with the Penguins | 3/13/2007 | See Source »

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