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Swimming-wise, three was the magic number for the Crimson on Saturday. The 200 medley relay of Im, Grant, Kyle Egan and Waters tied with Wisconsin for third with a time of 1:29.42. Oren took third in the 400 individual medley in 3:53.35 and Im placed third in the 100 backstroke, finishing...
...surprisingly, Driskell's efforts were to no avail. While the search committee has met with a number of students--including Phi Beta Kappa honorees, House Committee chairs and various others--there is still no formal avenue for student input into the search...
...study examined 49 local newscasts in 15 cities during one week in February and one week in March of this year and evaluated the broadcasts on their topic range, focus, originality, source expertise, number of sources, variety of viewpoints and local relevance. Of the cities surveyed, Boston came in second to last for the overall quality of its newscasts. WBZ performed best among the city's three broadcasts, dropping to a high C from the B it received in a similar study conducted last year. WHDH improved from a D to a C, but WCVB, for so many years Boston...
...reservations on the scientific basis of global warming when the rest of the world had reached a consensus on its causes and consequences, but now the Europeans accused America of "voodoo" science, as Steve Curwood put it on National Public Radio's Living on Earth. A significant number of studies cast doubt onto the effectiveness of forests in absorbing carbon, and Jeffrey Jenkins, a highly respected researcher sponsored by the British Government, even proposed a theory showing the opposite effect: planting trees in northern latitudes on previously bare land will darken the Earth's surface. Darker areas absorb more sunlight...
...should wait until after the current violence abates, but under encouragement from President Clinton Barak agreed in principle that it should begin work immediately. The commission, constituted by Clinton as part of the Sharm El Sheik cease-fire agreement, is headed by former senator George Mitchell, and includes a number of senior European officials. Its mandate is to probe the causes of current violence, and the President believes that its presence can help foster a climate for renewed talks...