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...Harvard's assertion is based on a particular interpretation of Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments--a law fraught with gray areas. Since its inception, universities and colleges across the country have struggled to afford male and female students unique educational opportunities while still staying within...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Complying With Title IX: How Harvard Interprets the Law | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...gray world of Title IX, the women's campus, Westhampton College, may very well be eligible for the same kind of Title IX exemption Radcliffe College once enjoyed...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Complying With Title IX: How Harvard Interprets the Law | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...governor and controller, which are somewhat like assistant manager at the K Mart. "It was 'My way or the highway,'" says a Democratic legislator who had run-ins with Davis early on and found out that the buttoned-up, innocuous-looking Davis could cuss like a sailor. "Sharks are gray too, aren't they?" asks an admirer, Democratic Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gray Davis: The Most Fearless Governor in America | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...Tokyo, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's office wasn't informed for five hours. It wasn't until late afternoon--more than five hours after the disastrous blunder--that local authorities evacuated 160 residents to a community center. There, technicians in gray jump suits scanned bodies with wands to measure radioactive exposure. Chieko Kawano was told she shouldn't use her well water. "It's too late, you know," she replied. Later that evening loudspeakers in Tokaimura and eight nearby towns advised more than 300,000 people to stay inside, close their doors and seal their windows. "When we have more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Japan Syndrome | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...also important to realize that 20/20 vision isn't synonymous with perfect eyesight. The standard eye chart measures vision under conditions in which contrast is high. But there are other factors, like how well you see in dim light or discriminate among various shades of gray, that help determine the overall quality of your vision and that can be adversely affected by LASIK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: R U Ready To Dump Your Glasses? | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

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