Daily Archives: July 22, 2003

I guess I’m just an analog kind of guy. Not that I don’t go absolutely ga-ga over the latest digital toys, or consider myself an early adopter of whatever technology my salary can support, but over the years I have … Continue reading →

Holding severed head in place, he defied death AGRA: A 28-year-old carrier van driver’s head nearly got chopped off in a road accident. Weeks later he is alive, thanks to sheer grit. His head almost severed, blood oozing and eyes … Continue reading →

College Rating by U.S. News Will Now Skip a Key Factor The New York Times Education Life reports that US News and World Reports annual ranking of the top US colleges and universities, the holy grail of Admissions Directors, is … Continue reading →

Note to my students: As promised, I have posted my page about Boston Beaches Accessible by Public Transportation to our web site. These are all good alternatives to Cape Cod, which turns into a giant parking lot on summer weekends. … Continue reading →

Excellent article this morning in the Globe about women competing against men at the highest level of professional athletics.  The article mentions Susy Whaley and Anika Sorensen in golf, Billie Jean King in tennis, Nancy Lieberman in basketball and Janet … Continue reading →

I found the full-text of the new University of California policy on romantic and sexual relations between students and faculty at their web site. It attempts to formalize what had been unwritten policy at UC, and in fact most campuses … Continue reading →

Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, citing concerns about student privacy, moved yesterday to quash subpoenas issued by the recording industry to discover the identities of students the industry says are illegally distributing copyrighted music. The moves were … Continue reading →