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Until recently, such generosity would have been unusual--unwanted even--in Germany. By tradition it was taxpayers, not foundations, who funded university chairs. But Germany is cutting back its spending on higher education, creating a need for charity. So far the technology position is the only privately funded professorship at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philanthropy: Opening Up to Charity | 7/26/2004 | See Source »

Given Jiang's international stature following SARS, Beijing risks drawing unwanted attention to its human-rights record at a time when the country is trying to present itself as a model global citizen and trade partner. During a visit to Beijing last week, U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice complained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prisoner of Conscience | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

The company's president, Margit Novack, spent several days with Sigmond assiduously placing green and red stickers on items indicating what would go and what would stay. Senior-move managers sort, pack and unpack, and dispose of unwanted items, though they let the movers do the heavy lifting. Think of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moving a Lifetime | 6/28/2004 | See Source »

More importantly, perhaps, the political powers that be are finally (slowly) committing to fighting spam, despite the lobbying power that its originators seem to possess. A new law that went into effect early this year has made certain forms of unwanted e-mail communication illegal—now all spam...

Author: By Matthew A. Gline, | Title: Canning Spam | 5/21/2004 | See Source »

Aside from the questionable sincerity of the FDA’s proceedings, the rejected proposal is a medical tragedy for women across the nation. Emergency contraception is a safe and effective method of reducing a woman’s risk of becoming pregnant with and effectiveness of between 75 to...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: It's Time for Plan B | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

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