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...years after the creation of the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women (familiarly known as the Annex), with Radcliffe becoming an awkward adolescent, a Crimson editorial reported that the Annex wanted to be more integrated into Harvard...
...store closed because Central Square offered a more attractive 3,000 square feet versus an awkward 10,000 in Harvard Square. Although many employees lost their jobs because of the store's downsizing, those still employed at Mass Army/Navy spoke enthusiastically about the move, according to Rachell Sanel, manager of the Harvard Square store...
Datesite circumvents those awkward moments. Users go to www.datesite.com, and type in the names and e-mail addresses of up to seven crushes. Datesite then sends those seven people an anonymous e-mail urging them to register the names of the people who they like. If two people match up, Datesite notifies the lucky couple. If they don't, no one is the wiser...
Hillary's next stop was the Grand Hyatt ballroom, where she was the star attraction at a fund raiser for Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who patiently waits in the wings to run if the queen doesn't. Leaving aside the awkward body language (there was a lot of back patting as if each was trying to calm a colicky baby), here was Hillary in the red- hot center of Democrat Love, getting a warm but not ecstatic reception. The room was respectful of her recital of Democratic programs in a sing-song voice, not unlike Gore's, but not enthralled...
That's not to say single-sex education does not have it's drawbacks, notably the eventual period of readjustment to a mixed-sex environment. But I would argue that such pitfalls can be overcome, both with the "highly awkward social functions" mentioned by Chang and by integration later in life--interaction that is enhanced by the confidence and self-respect gained beforehand. The "self-esteem boost" provided by the single-sex environment is not a short-term benefit, as suggested by Chang. Rather, such self-assurance gained early in life can become a vibrant force for years to come...