Word: enterances
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Much of the allure of final clubs depends on the presence of women on many occasions. Yet while using women for entertainment, the clubs retain an enormous measure of control over the social lives of these women. Women are told when they can and cannot attend, where they may enter, and in what rooms they are allowed to go. This imbalance of power fosters an attitude of dominance and superiority on the part of club of members, an attitude which is ultimately destructive not only for the women who attend but also for the Harvard-Radcliffe community in general...
Then there is the female university president's contretemps with a male board member. Before they enter her office, she gives her secretary a piece of paper and says, "I've just finished drafting this letter. Do you think you could type it right away? ... And would you please do me a favor and hold all calls while I'm meeting with Mr. Smith?" Inside her office, Mr. Smith suggests that he disapproves of the solicitous way the head of the college has spoken to her secretary. "Don't forget," he says, "you're the president...
...enter the world sketched by Anna Quindlen is to enter an airless space and to run the risk of asphyxiation. Quindlen's column is an oddity on The New York Times' opinion page. She does not have the moral stature of an Anthony Lewis and lacks the appeal of William Safire's burr-in-the-saddle testiness. She cannot begin to match Frank Rich's omnivorous cultural appetite. Yet she has a devoted following...
...Crimson will get that chance next week when they enter the ECAC qualifying meet October 4th in Metheun, MA. If all goes well at the meet, the team will participate in the Championships October 15-16 at Colgate University...
None of the three men appeared to be students, the Weld residents said. Lee said she noticed early Saturday evening that one of the doors to the dorm was not working, and anyone could enter...