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...should be noted that Perkins has demonstrated strong support for Title IX and worked strenuously to bulk up women's athletic participation at UConn. His comment reflects the pride he feels in the team, which has become almost more popular than the men's squad. A national phenomenon and a school obsession, the women Huskies have won a record 64 straight games, most often crushing the opposition, as they did Seton Hall a few weeks...
...there has been yet another "Year Of The Woman" in Hollywood films [MOVIES, Feb. 10]. This phenomenon seems to occur every three to five years, when a film with female characters becomes a hit even though it does not star Julia Roberts. Could it simply be that there were some exceptionally good movies that just happened to star women? Although Hollywood churns out bad but profitable films on a regular basis, American moviegoers will also spend their money on a decent product. It does not change cinema as we know it. DAVID BACLASKI North Ferrisburg...
...Iraq, the Arab world's most secular nation, Islamists are a relatively new phenomenon. There's no telling how many there are. The government says Iraqi society is too open-minded for religious fundamentalism to take root, but many outside observers point to Saddam's massive programme of mosque-building as an effort to placate - and even foster - growing religious extremism...
...daughter Hannah is now eight months old. West says that the name of their record company is inspired by the idea of music pointing in many different directions. Compass Records’ artists are a motley mix, with styles ranging from that of jazz bassist Victor Wooten to Celtic phenomenon Kate Rusby to British pop artist Bill Jones. West and Brown have even released an album of music played on the North Australian didgeridoo...
...mechanism that helps preserve the species. Thus, the rules of morality stem from the need for humans to band together to preserve their genes. For example, betrayal of family members is generally considered to be wrong across widely different cultures. Likewise is incest. But Collins explains this phenomenon differently. The presence of this law can only be explained, Collins argues, if “God has written this law within...