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...evening news program—not the first woman to anchor an evening news show (in 1976, Barbara Walters became the first female co-anchor), nor the first to do it alone (which happened all the time when male anchors have the night off). Every news source leapt to proclaim Couric’s new position as a shining sign of the general progress of women’s roles. And this limited the acknowledgement of her accomplishment. Rather than discussing her reporting experience or ideas for the nightly news, the focus was often exclusively on her gender.Closer to home...
...ranked player in the nation, two-time individual champion Michelle Quibell. After almost three hours of play and eight matches completed, the Crimson and Bulldogs were knotted 4-4, and only Lorentzen and Quibell’s match remained. Teammates gathered around to watch the deciding fifth game. Quibell leapt out to a quick 4-0 lead as the Yale crowd roared. Lorentzen rallied for a 7-5 advantage but Quibell tied it up again at 7. But youth would be served. Lorentzen won back the serve and the two points she needed to help hand Harvard its first...
...some young activists in danger, it also has provided a venue for friends and family to agitate for their release and advertise their plight. When 23-year-old Ahmed El Droubi was beaten and arrested at a peaceful sit-in a month ago, his friends and fellow bloggers leapt into action. "They created a Web site called "Free Droubi" that posted information about protests and updates on El Droubi's condition in jail, including posts featuring messages from the prisoner himself. A month later, El Droubi was released, but he and his friends continue to use the Web to relay...
...Japan (which calls the islands Takeshima) and South Korea (which calls them the Dokdo) these rocks carry a symbolic importance that belies their practical insignificance. Both countries have claimed the islands as their own for more than a century, and in recent weeks the historic squabble has leapt once more to the forefront of bilateral relations. The dispute flared in mid-April when Japan announced it would send two unarmed survey ships to the area to map the sea floor in advance of an international meeting in June, at which South Korea was expected to propose Korean names for underwater...
...movements were stylized interpretations of the unhinged dancing of rock concert revelers. “Sparks,” an ensemble piece choreographed by Ruthie B. Birger ’06, was easily the recital’s most energetic performance. In this quirky number, the dancers stomped and leapt about the stage in perfect unison to the tune of Mongo Santamaria’s world-pop rave-up “Afro Blue.” As thrilling as these antics were, they raised troubling questions about the propriety of cultural appropriation that were not answered, or even addressed...