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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard's workers, but they'll be in an investment bank earning more than 50K in a couple of years. They'll qualify their political leanings with a, "But I voted for/believe in/don't believe in, blank." They don't want to be pigeonholed, labeled or defined. The danger in this is that they are so busy not being labeled, defined or pigeonholed, that they don't take the time to think about what they will stand for. For, truth be told, we all will have to answer for ourselves and our decisions sooner or later, and the first step...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: In Defense of Immoderation | 5/5/1999 | See Source »

...Serbian brand of malignant nationalism should not be tolerated. Clinton is right to identify it as a danger and move against it. I only wish he and NATO had acted more swiftly. JANE CHRIST Basel, Switzerland JOHN MCCAIN'S KOSOVO POLICY

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 3, 1999 | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

Yesterday evening, the annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) rally which culminates the week's events provided an opportunity for survivors of violent sexual attacks to speak out and reclaim their sense of safety and comfort from the personified, albeit symbolic, "owner" of the night. This amorphous Mr. Danger, he who lurks in the shadows between blue light phones, also keeps my grandmother up at nights. He, (sorry guys, but this is definitely not a gender-neutral character) could be disguised as the charming preppy boy at the party who innocently offers you a sweet-tasting drink. While some critics...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, | Title: More Than a Week-Long Project: Taking Back Night and Day | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...this week's full schedule of activities, films, dinner-discussions, speakers and rallies prove to be no exception--Harvard's TBTN week has evolved to serve as a crucial consciousness-raiser on campus. Female students are empowered to "take back" the symbolic night from an internal sense of danger...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, | Title: More Than a Week-Long Project: Taking Back Night and Day | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...most obvious danger is a woman's own passivity toward her situation. Silent consent. In this post-feminist age, the politics of elaborating and emphasizing differences are unfashionable. Most women at Harvard would hesitate to label themselves feminists, a term which connotes bra-burning radicals and militant man-haters. And of course, feminists never wear lipstick or shave their legs...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, | Title: More Than a Week-Long Project: Taking Back Night and Day | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

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