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...didn't like her boa, it seems.) The most curious aspect was the shameless shilling. Presenters like MACY GRAY, right, Busta Rhymes, Shakira and others were more interested in the "Song of Myself," relentlessly hawking their new releases. At least Missy Elliott (lowered from the ceiling via chandelier) had the grace to remember the singer Aaliyah with an airbrushed portrait on the back of her white leather jacket. Across the backside of Macy Gray's getup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 17, 2001 | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

Swanson has since brought her program, which she named AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), to more than 1,200 schools across the country. Today it is widely regarded as one of the most effective educational reforms ever created by a classroom teacher. This year more than 65,000 students in 21 states are in AVID, and Swanson, who in 1986 left the classroom to run the program full time, leads a team that trains nearly 9,000 teachers a year. The results have been extraordinary. Since 1980, more than 93% of AVID graduates (70% of whom were poor enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mary Catherine Swanson: The Upgrader | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...image, and the necessity of allowing God to develop that image as a photographer develops a piece of film. "Is there anybody here who's been in a darkroom?" he asks, alluding both to film processing and the dark places of the soul. The men, including hundreds watching via satellite hookup from prisons, roar in recognition. An hour later, lakes of sweat spreading across his formidable frame, Jakes has abandoned form and logic and is chanting, "Develop it, man, develop it. Develop it. Develop it. Develop it. Whatever it takes, develop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spirit Raiser | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

Finally, in the Microsoft Conspiracy Department, a number of programs did not work--from Microsoft's competitors. My AOL connection refused to recognize my cable modem and tried to connect via the phone, something Microsoft says AOL will "fix" in its forthcoming 7.0 release. Liquid Audio, a popular music player, had the dubious distinction of causing my machine to gag. And Java programs now require you to find, download and install a special piece of software. Oh, well. Life's not perfect under a monopoly. Better get used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: XP's Road To Simplicity | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

Forty to 50 years of articles will be accessible on the webpage today, and by the end of the year all of The Crimson’s volumes will be online both in searchable text form as well as via whole images of every printed page...

Author: By Jessica E. Vascellaro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Launches New Website | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

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