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Maintaining that most people discern the female body in simply medical terms--equating the body with the functions of menopause or menstruation only--she questioned how people have traditionally understood the strengths and weaknesses of women...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Conway Speaks About Views of Female Body | 4/28/1999 | See Source »

...claim that the staff makes "vague, blanket demands." On the contrary, the staff specifically argues against gun control laws in Colorado and other states from being loosened or revoked, and against the NRA campaign for gun concealment. Oppenheim and Taub also write, "concerned citizens ought to look deeper and discern the less obvious forces". If the two editors look carefully, they will notice that the editorial asserts, "these tragedies are the result of severe emotional distress among teens with access to guns." As a group of concerned citizens, the Crimson Staff exposes declining access to mental support...

Author: By Michael H. Tang, | Title: Guns Played Main Role in Littleton Tragedy | 4/28/1999 | See Source »

...claim that the staff makes "vague, blanket demands." On the contrary, the staff specifically argues against gun control laws in Colorado and other states from being loosened or revoked, and against the NRA campaign for gun concealment. Oppenheim and Taub also write, "concerned citizens ought to look deeper and discern the less obvious forces". If the two editors look carefully, they will notice that the editorial asserts, "these tragedies are the result of severe emotional distress among teens with access to guns." As a group of concerned citizens, the Crimson Staff exposes declining access to mental support...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 4/28/1999 | See Source »

There are many complicated factors that fed into the tragedy in Littleton. It is too easy to simply blame guns and fall back on standard gun-control rhetoric. Rather, concerned citizens ought to look deeper and discern the less obvious forces that are feeding this country's epidemic of violence. --Noah D. Oppenheim '00 Adam M. Taub...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Guns Aren't the Problem | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...average, are at their lowest in decades. This is not the stuff of sudden price hikes in consumer items. "It's beyond me how anyone can be worried about inflation," economist Allen Sinai at Primark Decision Economics says flatly. So exactly what do these masters of the universe discern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Unwise Rise | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

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