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...either a crime or a mental disorder . Although many pedophiles are subject to a personality disorder that dictates a sexual preference “for children, boys or girls, or both, usually of prepubertal or early pubertal age,” according to the World Health Organization, others commit the act for emotional reasons, and are not affected by a clinical mental disorder...
...slow” to effect change, while talks and large-scale events have greater potential to both “spark” citizens to participate and pressure politicians to act.In the spring, McKibben spearheaded 1,400 simultaneous demonstrations across the country advocating that the new White House commit to an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050—a promise that President-Elect Barack Obama reaffirmed on Tuesday that he will uphold.McKibben’s newest initiative stems from research by NASA’s top climate scientist, James E. Hansen, that carbon dioxide levels...
...sample of the misguided policies that have steadily corroded Harvard social life in recent years. These policies make it incredibly difficult for students to have social events on campus, and without revisions they can create a dangerous party atmosphere that undermines the College’s commitment to student safety. Student groups face an inordinate number of obstacles when throwing parties. Student groups must secure large spaces three weeks in advance of events, and when Houses have different policies and procedures for using their dining halls, it becomes difficult to find a space within the required time frame. In addition...
...another type of female plastic surgery is any indication, that post-op happiness may be short-lived. A 2007 study published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery found that 10 years after women get cosmetic breast implants, a disturbing trend emerges: they are nearly three times as likely to commit suicide as other women. With the even more intimate genital surgery, says Tiefer, the potential long-term consequences are troubling. "[Women] are projecting their anxiety about sexuality onto this one thing: 'If only I could get this fixed, then I would feel confident to be sexual,' " she says. "This...
...dilemmas. Real ones, this time. Mario G. Garcia ’09 was arrested at 4:42 am on Friday and is charged with assault and battery, annoying and accosting a person of the opposite sex, and breaking and entering in the nighttime with the intent to commit felony, according to the Harvard University Police Department public log. Garcia, who goes by Carlo, is a biology concentrator in Cabot House. He entered at least two rooms while their inhabitants were in bed and tried to talk to them about the homework for Social Analysis 10: “Principles...