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These two prurient developments in our Puritan enclave will surely be greeted by divided reaction. The men on this campus, at least those who are heterosexual, may pretend to be outraged for fear of alienating the real women in their lives, but will secretly rejoice at the boon to their fantasy arsenal. I've already made my reservations at Hooters. Female students, meanwhile, will likely express mild disgust, with militant "womyn" taking to the barricades...
Confidence is a boon to women arriving atHarvard from all-female schools, and it seems manyretain it long after they've adjusted to life inthe Yard. Despite claims by proponents ofsingle-sex education that its academic effects arenecessary to women's development, students heresay that their learning has not changeddrastically since they've entered co-edclassrooms...
...filled with half-truths and whole lies. In short, there's something about the high hurdle to access in the old system that can be reassuring. Notoriety comes from success among peers in the news-room, not a cramped Los Angeles apartment. Internet media may be a great boon for democracy, but it's not ready for prime time, or any other time on television...
...redirection of energies has clearly benefited the other studio arts. In addition, VES Chair Chris Killip and Director of the Carpenter Center Ellen Phelan have cultivated an impressive roster of contemporary artists to serve as visiting professors and lecturers. Although these mostly New York imports have been a boon to students and enthusiasts of contemporary art, I had perhaps impatiently questioned whether their presence had made much of an impact on the work of VES students. But change takes time, and it seems that things have finally started sinking...
...clever ploy. But the hardheaded truth is that premature death from smoking, which generally affects people in their late-middle and early retirement years, is an economic boon to society. The money saved on pensions and on the truly expensive health care that comes with old age--something these smokers never achieve--surely balances, if it does not exceed, the cost of treating tobacco-related diseases...