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Capuano gave The Crimson an extensive interview, in which he discussed his tenure as Somerville mayor and his thoughts on the 106th United States Congress...
Although he says that "eventually," the federal government should assume more of a role in secondary education, he recognizes that many in Congress don't feel that...
...member of Congress," he continues, "you don't get to cut the defense budget 5 percent or 14 percent. [And] any person should be able to stand back and say the government is not ready to cut 14 percent from the defense budget...
...While Congress busily passes anti-discrimination laws and President Clinton appoints more women to his cabinet, women receive less and less respect in day-to-day social life. The sexual revolution has erased men's inhibitions, with the result that catcalls on the street have become more common than ever. Playboy Magazine and others of its ilk feature prominently on newsstands. The CNN Style segment displays women walking enticingly down catwalks and posing for the cameras with their legs bare and hips swinging. Bars at which women strip are far more popular than Chippendales...
...advocating a change of mindset. We cannot expect the change to come only from men, so women must be pro-active. The stereotypes that prevail in the minds of many men will not fade until women call their bluff. This change will not come from the courts or Congress. Instead of bemoaning our situation, women must convince men that we are more than Barbies and that we abhor the Barbie treatment. And men must acknowledge the rueful truth: Barbie is just a doll. Jenny E. Heller '01, a Crimson editor, is a Romance languages and literatures concentrator in Lowell House...