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...years that he wanted all the signs in the hotel to be sleek and minimal. Then he saw the giant Louis Vuitton sign in his retail space a few weeks before the opening. "Now that's a sign!" he told his employees. All others were soon replaced by signs twice their size. The guy who once had Frank Sinatra pinch his cheeks for a commercial and who earlier this year had helicopters shoot videotape of him while he stood on a 5-ft.-wide catwalk on the roof of his 50-story hotel for a new TV ad is just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wynn's Big Bet | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

...children get average scores on national tests, but an embarrassing gap separates white and minority children (as is also the case in Connecticut, another leader of the rebellion). Utah spends less money per student ($4,900 a year) than any other state. New York and New Jersey spend twice as much, even after adjusting for regional cost differences, according to Education Week. This year Education Week gave Utah a D+ for its efforts to improve teacher quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Revolt Over Bush's School Rules | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

...fans could be forgiven for blinking twice, early on in Game 2—a game featuring six lead changes, the last of which gave the Crimson (23-13, 14-4 Ivy) an 11-10 victory in its final...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Cinch To Clinch | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

Farrell struck twice more in the half, leading a Big Red offensive unit that controlled the half...

Author: By Samuel C. Scott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Lacrosse Fails to Break Streak | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

...party that's been a longtime enemy of China's Communists, touched down on the mainland for a weeklong "Journey of Peace" that ultimately brought him to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for a much anticipated handshake with President Hu Jintao. Lien, who unsuccessfully ran twice for Taiwan's presidency, hadn't been on the mainland since he left with his family at the age of 10 in 1946. The meeting inevitably kindled memories of the last time the KMT and the Communist Party joined forces?in 1937 to fight the Japanese?and the 1945 meeting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guest of Honor | 5/1/2005 | See Source »

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