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Thelen thinks that some of the men who decide to carry out private paternity checks "are simply driven by the age-old male fear" that they may have been cuckolded by their partner - a fear that could have been fanned by a friend's remark that the chip doesn't look as if it's off the old block. Indeed, British biologist Robin Baker analyzed the results of 16 paternity studies in 1996 and concluded that at least one in 10 children in the Western world was not sired by the man believed to be the father. The number...
Harvard has driven away another brilliant African-American professor, Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 (Online Breaking News, “Harvard Loses West to Princeton,” April 12). The truth is that Harvard College is still a stronghold of institutionalized racism, which has reluctantly allowed some black scholars to exist in its midst. I can say that because I spent four years of my life on the campus. In the 1960s and 70s, we African-American students had to take over Harvard’s main administration building in order to persuade...
...comes with such anachronism, and the characters remain entirely believable throughout. Perlman made a shrewd decision in casting Samuel H. Perwin ’04 in two roles. As the Balladeer, he sings simplistic folk-style description and commentary on the first three completed assassinations. After the Balladeer is driven from the stage by a horde of bitter assassins, Perwin reappears in the final scenes as Lee Harvey Oswald...
...only event of the evening as far as some audience members (and the tapers up on the balcony) were concerned. Denson, who used to play sax with Lenny Kravitz but now fronts his own outfit, paced the stage like a panther, muscles bulging through his turtle-neck. Driven by the triple engine of his three percussionists, the energy was relentless, and Denson showed himself to be an impressive vocalist as well, barking and growling into the mic. Denson invited Franti and his MC Radio Active back to the stage for the high point of the evening, an extended jam that...
...driven, absolutely dedicated to fighting misinformation,” said Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, who frequently collaborated with Stare and contributed to his best-selling book Panic in the Pantry: Facts and Fallacies About the Food...