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...Harvard woman, empowered by her gender, marches confidently into the basement of Canaday Hall, ready to take advantage of all that is Harvard’s new women’s center. Breezing past the cushy couches, the big screen television, and the office space complete with a speedy wireless network, she strides into the state-of-the-art kitchen, equipped with ovens to serve any baking need. But rather than whip up a batch of gooey homemade chocolate-chip cookies, she brazenly hurls her brassiere into the oven. The kitchen smells not of delightful baked goods, but of burning...
Outside in the Yard, a well-groomed woman passes by Canaday Hall and hears the moans emanating from the workshop taking place in the basement below. She pauses to consider attending, but quickly dismisses the idea—she wouldn’t fit in down there. Smooth-legged and still wearing a bra, she fears she would be chewed out by the other ladies in the workshop...
Moreover, since the women’s center will effectively displace student organizations that currently use Canaday Hall’s basement, Harvard cannot afford to leave a void in student space. All student groups—regardless of the sex of their members—should have access to the resources of the center. The center should be a place that welcomes all of Harvard. Although by its very nature a women’s center caters more specifically to the needs of the female student body, the center’s tone should not alienate...
...weeks was " When can we see Spiderman? " as they jumped around their bedroom with their wrists extended, leaping nimbly from web to web. As for most seven year olds, being a superhero was an important and consuming undertaking. My sons wore their bath towels as capes, referred to the basement as the Bat Cave, and had even gone so far as to rename the ice cream parlor with 32 flavors " Batman and Robins' ." So I knew that skipping Spiderman would be a challenge, but the voice of the developmental pediatrician who lectured during my residency kept me strong, "Rules give...
...Similar signs were seen throughout Jerome, which enforced a curfew from dusk to dawn starting Monday night, as police prevented people without valid identification from entering the ruined town. "I'm a little hard of hearing and I was in the basement - me and my dog - so I didn't hear a thing," said Yvonne McCauley, 77, who was out during the curfew walking her dog, Molly. "But when I came out, my neighborhood, it was terrible to see. My neighbor's car was squashed, and another neighbor had a tree that crashed on his house. Me, I just feel...