Looking to the East for Cures to Western Pain : Initially skeptical of Oriental medicine, Timothy Timmons now touts the virtues of the discipline as a dean at Samra University. By Kirby Lee, \f7 and \o7 Timothy Timmons, 35, has been the academic dean at Samra University of Oriental Medicine for two years. The 25-year-old university, at 600 St. Paul Ave. in Downtown, has 300 students from more than 15 countries, and administrators say it is the oldest and largest school of Eastern medicine in the United States. Classes are taught in English, Mandarin and Korean. In 1979, Samra became the first school of Eastern medicine to be accredited by the state Department of Education. Timmons is a supervisor at Samra's clinic and teaches classes in Eastern medical theory and the study of herbs. He was interviewed by Kirby Lee.
The Death-Penalty Decision: Blackmun's Very Public Shift By David M. O'Brien, \o7 David M. O'Brien is a professor of government at the University of Virginia and author, among many other books, of "Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics" (Norton). \f7
The Year of Living Dangerously in Mexico By Carlos Fuentes, \o7 Carlos Fuentes is the author, among other books, of "Return to Mexico: Journeys Behind the Mask" (Norton). \f7
Everyone Is Tough on Crime--But Avoids the Real Issues By Susan Estrich, \o7 Susan Estrich, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a law professor at USC. She served as campaign manager for Michael S. Dukakis in 1988\f7
Public Servants Who Would Willfully Abuse the Public Trust By Kevin Starr, \o7 Kevin Starr, a contributing editor to Opinion, teaches in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at USC and formerly served as city librarian of San Francisco. \f7