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...Services reports that teen pregnancy rates have fallen significantly each year in the 1990s; in 1996 there were fewer teen pregnancies than at any time in two decades. Analysts at HHS attribute this decline to several factors, including decreased sexual activity, increases in condom use and the adoption of new (injectable or implant) contraceptive devices. In other words, the good news about teen pregnancy is traceable to a combination of abstinence and contraceptive education, or an inclusive curriculum. Not coincidentally, the vast majority of Americans favor inclusive sex education; according to HHS, more than 80 percent of Americans over...
...portrays the thoughts of a man who has recently found happiness in all that he already has. The album's strongest points, however, are where it weaves in between the happiness and sorrow. "Tower," probably the album's strongest track, exploresthe late-night loneliness of being trapped in a New York hotel...
...Improvisation can be challenging to listen to. But Lockgroove combines improvisation with repetition. New melodies are repeated until they become entrancing. This combination of experimentation and hypnotizing repetition makes for a psychedelic sound...
...cushy salary and cozy office. Last week, in a seemingly unrelated move, a group of librarians announced their dissatisfaction with University plans to move them to a newly acquired building in Central Square. I'm with the librarians--bookworms belong with books--but the opportunities offered by this new Central Square building are too important to pass up. The connection is clear: move the deans to Central Square and convert University Hall to a student center...
...brief time last semester, the U.C. pledged $25,000 toward the funding of a new student center, the largest single allocation of council founds ever. By contrast, moving the deans one stop down the Red Line would be free save the cost of new business cards, address labels and stationery. For six months, the post office will even forward their mail...