SOCIETY & SCIENCE

The Bronx Bummer (Sport)

It was the season's saddest scandal: a boy who was a little too good, and a little too old, for Little League

Searching For Sheba (Archaeology)

No explorer has ever proved the Queen really existed--but that may be about to change

NATION

Stem Cells: Bush's Fuzzy Science?

The President's calculation of viable stem-cell lines has critics — and scientists — seeing politics at work. Karen Tumulty and James Carney report on the politics of stem-cell research

The Trouble With Reno

She wants to battle Jeb Bush to be Governor. Why aren't more Florida Democrats dancing?

EDUCATION SPECIAL

Welcome, Freshmen! (Education/TIME's Colleges of the Year)

As a huge wave of first-year students surges into dorms, TIME honors four colleges that know how to help newcomers survive and thrive

BUSINESS

Jack Who?

Meet Jeff, as in Immelt, General Electric's new boss, who can't wait to make a name for himself

Working A Double Shift

The Teamsters are back in the center of Washington battles, playing both sides of the aisle

WORLD

The Pressure On Sharon

Buffeted by competing forces, burdened by the past, an old man looks to an uncertain future

THE ARTS

Great Expectations (The Arts/Books)

Jonathan Franzen thought serious fiction was dead. Now he gives it new life in one of the year's best books

Back To The Beachhead (The Arts/Television)

Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg return to war. But this time, realism and reverence aren't enough

O (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)

Directed by Tim Blake Nelson

Together (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)

Directed by Lukas Moodysson

Africa PBS (The Arts/Short Takes/Documentary)

Begins Sept. 9 (Check Local Listings)

Lost; The Amazing Race (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)

NBC, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. E.T.; CBS, Wednesdays, 9 p.m. E.T.

PERSONAL TIME

Some Schooling On Backpacks (Personal Time/Your Health)

Doctors are concerned that looking cool could be hurting kids. Here are some ideas to avoid injury

Stopping Those Pop-Up Ads (Personal Time/Your Technology)

Online advertisers want us to click and buy, but you have ways to fend off the blitz at the tip of your fingers

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Technology)