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...news story’s coverage of the meeting generated a mistaken impression of what was discussed. Several female science concentrators commented on how discouraging it is to be in nearly all-male science sections. As such, the idea of creating optional all-female sections was suggested as one possible way to address such a concern. Though the group acknowledged that some women might desire a single-sex dynamic, we then discussed problems associated with such a structure, notably that it might serve to reinforce the misconception that women are innately less capable in science. The story entirely evaded this...

Author: By Tracy E. Nowski and Najeeb M. Tarazi, S | Title: WISHR Meeting Attendees Respond To Crimson Coverage | 2/28/2005 | See Source »

...These are the sort of people who don't sip cardamom tea with delegations from the Council on Foreign Relations. Their influence is seen not only in the schools-which don't produce many employable workers, according to business leaders-but also in the streets, where local traditions are mistaken for Islamic law. "I don't mind that I'm not allowed to drive here," a Saudi woman with a valid American license told me. "What I really mind is that I need my husband's written approval for everything, even if I want to go to Bahrain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Camel That Came in Second | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

...more often--it's amateurish. When she pitches a sitcom to Zucker, he answers, "Oh, I'm sure it will be huge. Enormous." This is as Cole Porter--esque as the repartee gets. Other plots hinge on black men who like big butts and Alley's getting mistaken for a pregnant woman. Did I mention she's overweight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Kirstie's Broadside | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

...These are the sort of people who don't sip cardamom tea with delegations from the Council on Foreign Relations. Their influence is seen not only in the schools--which don't produce many employable workers, according to business leaders--but also in the streets, where local traditions are mistaken for Islamic law. "I don't mind that I'm not allowed to drive here," a Saudi woman with a valid American license told me. "What I really mind is that I need my husband's written approval for everything, even if I want to go to Bahrain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Camel That Came in Second | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

Hell Yes shouldn’t be mistaken for an album, as it’s really just a multimedia commercial for the man, the myth, the Loser. Witness the “cover art” (covering what? It seems to exist only for the sake of iTunes), depicting a Gameboy being played into an amp, and the gleefully cheap-looking video for the title track, the frantic “GHETTOCHIP MALFUNCTION (Hell Yes)” (the track titles, like the music itself, spurns anything lowercase...

Author: By Eric L. Fritz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Music: Hell Yes; Beck | 2/18/2005 | See Source »

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