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While the story quotes directly from a variety of sources inside and outside Harvard on the interpretation of Title IX, there is not a single quotation or personal citation of any Harvard authority in support of the notion that Harvard's policy towards opening undergraduate programs is driven mainly by Title IX considerations. Indeed, the following excerpts from the e-mail I sent The Crimson during reporting of the story assert exactly the opposite: "[Harvard] might do many things that are not understood to be mandated under Title IX. It has never been Harvard's objective to do the minimum...
...does not regard Title IX as prescribing the maximum it should do in order to create equal opportunities for women (and men) in Harvard College. Harvard's stance towards opening all its programs (except individual athletic teams and choral singing groups) to men and women is not driven by an interpretation that Title IX made...
Increased education and use of family planning have pushed down fertility rates all over the globe. On the negative side, mortality has been driven up by the spread of AIDS, especially in Africa...
...popular caricature paints Jobs as a brilliant, driven man-child running around Apple in sandals and shorts, screaming at underlings while trying to build the perfect digital machine. By most accounts, this image remains more or less correct. He really does show up most days in shorts and surfer Ts. And intelligence reports from Cupertino, Calif., indicate that the infamously fiery Jobs still has, um, anger-management issues. "Anyone who has worked with Steve during his second tour at Apple will tell you that he's as driven, tense and temperamental as he has ever been," says author Alan Deutschman...
These days, when the wallets are fat and time is slim, the day spa's the thing. Demand for quick-shot pampering has driven up the number of such spas from 30 in 1989 to 1,600 this year, according to Spa Finders magazine. But it's not just about full-service emporiums like Avon. Barbers are rubbing backs, department stores are doing aromatherapy, and gyms are packing mud. There are spa-mobiles that bring the cosseting to your home, and special "teen" packages for your kids. "The business is going nuts," says Peggy Wynne Borgman, a Saratoga, Calif...