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...what’s with all this hoopla about Title IX? It’s not important for women in high school or college to get athletic funding. Playing sports for women is less about gaining self-confidence in the context of competition and teamwork and more about looking good. A women’s basketball coach could never inspire little girls to dream big by racking up 800 wins by the time she’s 50, and girls can’t do anything more significant than cheerleading in professional sports. Let’s be serious here...
...tough questions at TIME?s Future of Life conference that raise temperatures and unleash tempers: Should we begin planning for an onslaught of designer babies? Has the genomics revolution hoodwinked investors? Are genetically modified crops a menace or boon to the world?s food supply? With all the hoopla over gene-splicing, have biologists lost sight of more mundane issues like the devastating loss of plant and animal species...
...media hoopla for “The Simpsons”’ 300th episode made Gossip Guy realize that Peter W. Weinert ’04, rather than being the funny, creative guy he appeared, has just memorized “Simpsons” quotes for every occasion. When confronted, Weinert declared this Gossip Guy’s “worst item ever,” before uttering a single, forlorn “D’oh?...
...understand that not quite everything on my wish list will be addressed. But in the end, while gifts and hoopla are all fun and good, it’s better to know that you’re surrounded by loved ones for the holiday season. No matter what your religious affiliation is, nothing’s worth more during this season than celebrating the end of one year and sparkling new beginning of another with the people who mean most...
...Harvard men’s hockey team fell to No. 8 Cornell, 5-2, Friday night in a game short on Harvard hoopla but long on flying fish and converted scoring opportunities...