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...simply provided information. The tagline of the program explicitly includes our “Future” sex lives, making it clear that the event’s organizers did not believe that every student is, or should be, having sex. At the event itself, Madison tried to dispel the stigma associated with virginity, and emphasized good choices rather than promiscuity. If the idea of someone talking about (gasp) anal sex in public still bothers you, then I’m pleased to inform you that you don’t have to attend...
...myth I wish to dispel is that being a “fruit fly” comes with a complex system of social benefits. At least in my case, the perks of having a lot of gay friends are really no different than the perks of having friends, period. My life is not one endless episode of “Will & Grace” in which my gay friends and I parade about discussing clothes, gossip, and sex. Instead, we sit on a crappy futons and discuss the Core, Drew Faust, and sex. My gay friends have never done...
...Despite the sequestration of the dissident Buddhists, Hanoi's communist leaders have been working hard to dispel the country's reputation for persecuting religion. After the U.S. in 2004 placed Vietnam on its list of "Countries of Particular Concern" for blocking religious freedom (North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia and China are all on the list), Hanoi passed a new law outlining ways for non-state religions to gain official approval. The next year, it allowed Nhat Hanh to return to Vietnam for the first time in 40 years. Late last year, Washington removed Vietnam from the religious-freedom blacklist...
...race is composed of well-trained political athletes, and the winner will have to dispel the pains that Americans want to leave behind and deliver the triumphs they long for. American voters are asking for change, but just what kind of change is unclear to many people of the world. We'll have to wait, watch the model democratic institution at work and learn. Mamora Olusegun Victor Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria...
...race is composed of well-trained political athletes, and the winner will have to dispel the pains that Americans want to leave behind and deliver the triumphs they long for. American voters are asking for change, but what kind of change is unclear to many people of the world. We'll have to wait, watch the model democratic institution at work, and learn. Mamora Olusegun Victor Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria...