Word: assaultive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...surprising to hear that issues of sexual assault, rape and discrimination at Harvard are indeed not "women's issues" or matters of "gender politics" but rather issues of "public safety," as Noah D. Oppenheim posits (Opinion...
Oppenheim writes that feminist activists need "to take a little time-out for a good old-fashioned reality check," arguing that "Surely, sexism, sexual harassment and sexual assault are issues that belong to everyone. Why are women's meetings any more deserving of protected space than anyone else's?" While issues such as sexism and sexual assault might "belong to everyone," the victims are disproportionately female. Their experiences are unique and can be emotionally and physically debilitating. The reasons for assault extend beyond the simple realm of "public safety" and into the more complicated ways in which gender hierarchy...
...congratulate Oppenheim for his attendance record, though he seems to forget that awareness at Harvard of the dearth of female tenured professors, sexual assault or of broader issues of women's rights around the nation and globe continues to be lacking. Many women's groups on campus also attempt to travel beyond issues of sexual assault and rape on campus to tackle the problems that women across the world confront, from reproductive rights to sweatshop labor...
...spring approaches, the film seems to grow longer and longer. Lee allows an artificial sense of dramatic climax to unfold with the 1863 Bushwacker assault on Lawrence, Kansas. The viewer expects Holt and Roedel to perish in a tragic death in battle so Lee can make some sort of universal claim that war is pointless. However, Roedel and Holt merely receive injuries and miraculously, find themselves at the Shelley farm. Images of Jewel breast-feeding her child again distract the viewer and destroy whatever dramatic tension remains. In a contrived plot twist, Shelley maneuvers herself into matrimonial bliss with Roedel...
...Ivanov, in Berlin for talks on the crisis. But President Clinton last week emphasized Washington's belief that sanctions are an inappropriate response to the Chechnya situation, and Moscow isn't likely to lose any sleep over the latest warnings. Having reportedly lost an armored column in a botched assault on Grozny Wednesday, Russian forces continued relentlessly shelling the Chechen capital Friday...