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Rush and team co-founder Alana J. Biden ’11 received a $600 club sports grant to fund their equipment, which, according to Rush, is the typical sum allotted to a club team. The team used the money to purchase two Quaffles (volleyballs in Muggle parlance), two Bludgers...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Club Quidditch Team Works Budget Magic | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

The court-martial - essentially a military trial - is the oldest system of justice in the United States, predating even the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The roots of military law stretch back to ancient Rome, where it was adopted to enforce discipline within the ranks, especially among mercenaries. In 1775...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Court-Martial | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

Military law has traditionally been stricter and more sweeping than civilian law - the Bill of Rights did not automatically apply to soldiers - but since World War II, military trials have come to more closely resemble civilian trials. Different branches of the armed forces used varying military codes until 1950, when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Court-Martial | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

As you investigated the subject, what was something that surprised you? The American train system surprised me. The American rail network is more extensive than commonly supposed, but it's not used for passenger transport; it's used for freight transport. Interestingly enough, Europeans use their railways for passengers but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are the U.S. and Europe Really That Different? | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

"We should get going before it gets too dark," Marquez calls out in Spanish, watching the sun set over the mountain ridge and pulling out a flashlight - a visual aid that would have been much too risky to use during the rebels' deadly cat-and-mouse game with the patrols...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guerrilla Tourism Helps El Salvador Heal | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

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