Contents for Nov. 14-20, 1997

• The Ladd Observatory is on target for February reopening now that work has been done to get the building up to code

• A newly-implanted pacemaker helps hockey player Vanessa Reid reclaim her place on the ice

• Sarah Doyle helps place another woman in the spotlight: To replace Brown's stolen portrait, a RISD student will copy a livelier version painted in 1902 by feminist Cecilia Beaux reflect on the case. "I'm just a human scanner," the student says, reflecting on how he'll do the work

• Off Hours: Jim Coccio: Payroll supervisor, National Guardsman for 30 years

• Ying-Mao Kau, professor of political science, an expert on China-Taiwan relations and former president of the Taiwanese think tank the 21st-Century Foundation, discusses Zemin and the future prospects of U.S.-China-Taiwan relations

• Affirmative Action is debated by conservative professor Dinesh D'Souza and liberal professor Frank Wu

• Some 200 students come to Brown for a simulation United Nations, during which they debate international issues

• Brown Olympians recall their quests for medal