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Simply stated, the deployment of troops to Bosnia in no way serves the vital national interests of America. Such a stance is harsh; it might truly be described as Machiavellian, but it is nonetheless correct. Our position in Bosnia requires a long-standing future commitment to Clinton's frivolous Dayton peace accord. From any perspective it is a position which, rather than serve our national interest, works against...

Author: By Riad M. Abrahams, | Title: U.S. Politics Have No Place in Bosnia | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

...music is not "authentically" black. He writes: "What Carey's career may teach us is that paranoia about purity is the real enemy of black cultural expression, which at its best is characterized by the amalgamation of radically different elements." Dyson's worthy amalgam of essays proves that correct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: OPEN HEART, OPEN ARMS | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

...average B+ is an 88. We have to normalize the scales, since an F is worth zero points on Harvard's scale; thus, 60 is the zero point for the 100-point scale. Of course the ratio on this 40-point scale is not correct (test (91-60)/14 against (88-60)/12)--but it wouldn't be with a 13-point A-/B+ assigned to a numerical grade anywhere in between! The fact is that our 15-point scale cannot possibly be proportional in either manifestation...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: EVERYTHING IS PROPORTIONAL | 12/16/1995 | See Source »

While the controversy over politically correct decorations has left the house dining halls bare this season, students continue to brighten the dull days of December by decking the walls, mantels and windows of their own humble abodes...

Author: By Maggie Pisacane, | Title: Home for the Holidays | 12/15/1995 | See Source »

Consider first the fundamental question: Where does the utility of the computer lie? Ellison is correct in claiming that computers are useful as a means of accessing information. However, what's at stake is not the information itself, but how the computer accesses it and what it can do with it once...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: tecTALK | 12/13/1995 | See Source »

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