Vol. 162 No. 17
COVER
America's college gatekeeper is changing dramatically. Get ready for advanced algebra, an essay--and, yes, the return of grammar. An exclusive look at the new exam--and how it may hurt some students'
Testing That Je Ne Sais Quoi (Cover Story / Education)
NATION
A TRIAL ONCE DESCRIBED AS A SLAM DUNK IS CAUGHT IN A POST-9/11 LEGAL WRANGLE
NOC, NOC. Who's There? A Special Kind of Agent
The unmasking of Valerie Plame sheds light on the shadowy world of NOCs, spies with nonofficial cover
Ready, Set, Relax!
Fed up with the fast track, people are banding together to find ways to slow things down
WORLD
Enemy attacks in Iraq are growing more sophisticated and better organized. Here's why that is happening and what U.S. troops are doing to fight the persistent threat
SCIENCE
Her family bitterly split, Terri Schiavo will now die. Do doctors know what's going on behind those eyes?
Robo-Monkey's Reward
When animals can control a mechanical arm just by thinking, could human paraplegics be far behind?
A Tough Ethical Call
Chinese doctors impregnate a woman using a technique U.S. scientists deemed too hot to handle
NOTEBOOK
Verbatim
An Early Front Runner
Performance Of The Week
So Who's Talking To Iran?
When The Shark Bites
And Wasn't That Thomas E. Dewey At Shortstop?
Numbers
Milestones (Milestones)
30 Years Ago In TIME (Milestones)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Boo, Humbug!
Call me a Scrooge, but why can't adults leave Halloween to the kids?
Profiles In Convenience
BUSINESS
Europe's Grasso Effect (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
EXECUTIVE SUITE
Goldman Tees Off in Japan (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
Cell-Phone Shuffle (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
Toyota's New "Center" (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
What Lies Beneath (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Windows That Talk to You (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
The Beeb Cashes In (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / Media)
The BBC is invading American TV and bringing big bucks to Britain. So why is it under so much fire?
A Broadband Bank (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business)
Not Golden (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / Mining)
In Peru, locals are resisting foreign-owned mining companies, even at the price of continuing poverty
Trade Maker (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / Commerce)
Cardboard production grows at a faster rate than the world's GDP
World Beaters (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business)
People to Watch in International Business
They're Back! (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / Investing)
In the '90s, IPOs dazzled, fizzled and died. Now some good firms with real prospects are lining up
Smoke Signals (Time Bonus Section November 2003: Global Business / The Global Life)
Some European countries are adopting American-style bans on smoking in bars
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Ruthless art thieves are rapidly stripping Asia's cultural sites of precious artifacts and selling them to smugglers and dealers who hawk them in the West. A TIME Special Report.
Inside a Tomb Raid (Asia's Looted Treasures)
Different Strokes? (Music)
Nope. The new CD from rock's reigning bohos sticks to the stuff they do best. But that's a good thing
The Art of Warp (Architecture)
Frank Gehry's hometown masterpiece had a difficult birth. But it should have a brilliant life
Dire State (Books)
Joan Didion revisits her native California. Ouch!
The XXX Files (Television)
Are we ready for a porn-biz Romeo and Juliet?
Loving While Living A Lie (Movies)
A stern old teacher faces a life's worth of deceptions in Robert Benton's haunting film The Human Stain
YOUR TIME
This virtual world is not just a game
The Jones Boy In a New Box (Lifestyle)
Parents: Brace Yourselves (Lifestyle)
The Latest In Lip Service (Lifestyle)
Interns, Get Moving (Money)
Want to land the perfect gig for next summer? Start your search now
When Debt Advice Turns Predatory (Money)
Driving Car Loans Too Far (Money)
The Blubber Years (Health)
Flu Shots for Tots (Health)
Influenza season is coming, and the CDC says everybody should get vaccinated
Cancer And The Pap Smear (Health)
Implants: Mixed O.K. (Health)
PEOPLE
The News In Technicolor
No, Not Like In Bosom Buddies
Q & A With Mandy Moore
10 Questions For Eliot Spitzer (Interview)