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"These events have made us a more collegial body," he said. "At this occasion, we are both students and a circle of like-minded people."
The Columbine anniversary, as well as the recent tragedy the National Zoo this past Monday, should be an occasion for sober reflection. What gun policies are effective at saving human life? In America, at least, the answer is clear. The facts stare us in the face, and we have but...
But maybe boys are naturally violent anyway - ceremonially aggressive. Maybe they just need rites of passage. Once in the '80s, when I spent time in Kenya, I was traveling with a great naturalist/conservationist named David Western. We came upon a Masai orpul - that is, a gathering of six young warriors...
"It was really close and competitive," Grant said. "It was one of those meets where one person would take the lead, and than another. I was very impressed with the freshmen. Jill and Donielle threw well. Everyone rose to the occasion."
It's a playing field where the toughest competitors sweat exquisite grace, a helmet of poise protects fragile egos and the chosen ones rise to the occasion before age 14. Fierce determination separates the winners from the losers, but not without consideration of classical physique, form, and agility.