New York Times Upfront articles from April 2002

New York Times Upfront archives from April 2002

Hit Saddam next. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
April 8, 2002... Why shouldn't we crush Saddam Hussein ("Is Iraq Next?" 3/11/02)? First, he invades Kuwait. The U.S. sends troops to push him out, and we lose lives. Now he's brewing up nuclear and biological weapons. That's why we should take action, now! ...

Ease up on "Axis of Evil". (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
April 8, 2002... George Bush should have used a better word than "evil" to describe Iraq, Iran, and North Korea ("Attacking the `Axis of Evil,'" 3/11/02). That one word does nothing more than give terrorists in those countries an excuse to attack America. ...

Keep Ground Zero sacred. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
April 8, 2002... I thank David Getsoff for his opinion on Ground Zero ("Ground Zero: A place for remembrance, or for gawkers?" 2/25/02). I live very close to the World Trade Center, and I find it disgusting when I see the thousands of people who travel here so...

Censorship is everywhere. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
April 8, 2002... I'm wondering why your censorship article had only one focus ("What Can I Say?" 2/25/02). Where is your outrage when the censored idea is opposition to black reparations or gay education in schools or supporting prayer on campus? CLAIRE...

Business plan: fail, fail, win. (voices).
April 8, 2002... BRONX, N.Y.--"You're not good enough to run a business," my friends tell me. They say that I am always trying to do something else, that I never have my head straight on one thing. But I'm just trying to come up with a business that works. I...

The tribe meets the suits. (Photo).(Brief Article)
April 8, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Members of the Pataxo tribe sit under the portrait of a former senator in the Supreme Court building of Brazil's capital, Brasilia. They were there to demand a solution to land disputes in Bahia, in...

Getting real with troop TV. (Media).
April 8, 2002... Picture this: Survivor Afghanistan. The Pentagon is giving two Hollywood producers access to U.S. troops in Afghanistan and around the world to promote its war effort. The result is expected to be a reality series shown in prime time, overseen...

No A for AP tests. (Education).(Brief Article)
April 8, 2002... Advanced-placement math and science courses are not getting high marks in a government study that is highly critical of what's taught and how. Thousands of high school students take the College Board's AP courses or the International...

Copy lock. (Circuits).(Brief Article)
April 8, 2002... The next music CD you buy won't have a big "copy protected" sticker, but it could have a high-tech lock on it just the same. With little publicity, the recording industry has begun selling CDs designed to make it impossible for people to copy...

Think you have nothing to do? (International).(Brief Article)
April 8, 2002... A rebellion of the bored is being waged on the streets of Saudi Arabia. Young men are luring police officers into 120 mile-an-hour chases on the freeways and tossing firecrackers into crowds at soccer matches. By all accounts, such...

Idol wish. (Arts).(Brief Article)
April 8, 2002... How easy is it to become a teen idol? Ask William Surette. The 22-year-old from Essex, Conn., with dreamy green eyes is dead serious about being the next Justin Timberlake. "I feel like it's in my nature." Surette says. He has already come...

Advertising's sneak: advertisers are going to new lengths to hook you--burying their messages in your games, on Web sites, even in your friends at school. (National)(Cover Story).
April 8, 2002... Sometimes ads aimed at teens actually look like ads. When Britney Spears shakes her booty on TV while drinking Pepsi, the message is clear: To be sexy, drink Pepsi. Other times the ads don't look like ads at all. You think you're playing a...

The heat is on: as evidence of global warming mounts, President Bush tries to balance the environment's health with the economy's. (National).
April 8, 2002... When it comes to global warming, who's feeling the heat? One answer: most everyone on Earth. But in the sense of being pressured to act, President George W. Bush has stayed cool. Last year, national and international panels of hundreds of...

Crisis in the cocaine capital: civil war has torn Colombia for nearly 40 years. Peace talks have failed, and the war is again heating up. With drugs, oil, and security at stake, American involvement may expand beyond fighting the war on drugs. (International).
April 8, 2002... El Paujil, Colombia--The blackout was an ominous sign. Like most residents of this southern Colombian town, Chiqui, a lanky 16-year-old, tried to sleep after a faraway rebel bomb left the entire province without power. But he stayed awake...

Reaching out to distant worlds; how do we respond when E.T. phones? Scientists are drafting a message to be sure humans make a good first impression. (science times).
April 8, 2002... THERE IS PROBABLY ONLY ONE PERSON on Earth--although, one hopes, not in the universe whose business card identifies him as "Interstellar Message Group Leader." That would be Douglas Vakoch, resident psychologist at the Search for...

Too young for the big leagues? Basketball players come under fire for turning pro when they're still teenagers. So why is it OK for soccer, hockey, and baseball players? (sports).
April 8, 2002... THE NO. 1 PICK IN LAST YEAR'S NBA draft is scoring a paltry three points a game--that is, when he gets off the bench at all. National Basketball Association executives wish he had gone to college instead of turning pro right out of high school....

Should students do the grading? The Supreme Court says the practice doesn't violate a student's right to privacy, but is it right for students to grade each other? (opinion).
April 8, 2002... YES The Supreme Court was absolutely correct to say it's OK for students to grade each other's homework, quizzes, and tests. In fact, it's a great idea. By grading each other's papers and seeing the problems their peers encounter, as well...

Drawing on the news.
April 8, 2002... WELL, NO, WE HAVEN'T REDUCED OUR GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, BUT WE'D REALLY, REALLY LIKE TO... OKAY... ALL CLEAN, THEN! Ben Sargent * Austin American-Statesman * Universal Press Syndicate "OK, we've got the plush toys taken care of,...

The tax we love to hate; good or bad? American or un-American? The federal income tax has provoked intense debate, but it has paid for wars and funded America's rise as a superpower. (times past).
April 8, 2002... In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. --Benjamin Franklin Death and taxes may be certain, but we don't have to die every year. --Anonymous Taxes have long been a ripe subject for sardonic...

How cigarette companies smoked out teen readers. (Graph Exercise).
April 8, 2002... The hottest controversy over ads aimed at teens involves tobacco. Until a few years ago, the focus was on ads with Joe Camel and cigarette signs at sports events, video-game arcades, and malls--all of which, critics said, appealed to teens. In...