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Although I noticed this linguistic phenomenon early in my Harvard career, it didn’t bother me very much. After all, the young men of our acquaintance weren’t “men”; they were “guys.” Weren’t “guys” and “girls” roughly equivalent in their slangy informality? And wasn’t calling ourselves “girls” and “guys” rather than “men?...
...distraction from the steroid scandal that is making people want their money back from the home-run explosion of the past few years. The scandal didn't land within fungo distance of him, but Rodriguez, a company guy all the way, claims competing against cheaters doesn't bother him--only partly because he has led the American League in homers the past three years anyway. "I'm a strong believer in innocent until proven guilty," he says. "I've never assumed any other players were on steroids. I've never felt cheated...
...THINK IT IS HARDER OR EASIER TO SHOCK AN AUDIENCE TODAY? I like to push people's buttons. I like to bother people's sacred values. It is not hard to do that with certain topics. I find the taboos of today are religion, the flag and children--the parent-child phenomenon. This cult of the child has developed, and the cult of the parent--which are to me appalling and overdone and probably dangerous for children...
...bother playing regular season games at all? What’s the point of all those games if it doesn’t matter where a team is seeded? Why try hard, if you’re a player, or attend a game, if you’re a fan, if Harvard will win as a No. 1 or a No. 12 seed? There doesn’t seem to be much of a difference in competition. Harvard is just better…than everyone...
...while this is a shame, the women’s team did not deserve to make it this year. Harvard lost, fair and square. The team that plays the best for an entire season should make the playoffs. Otherwise, why bother having a regular season at all? If only two weeks are needed to determine what teams advance to the national championship, why not just play a two-week season...