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Victoria Merriman '98 completed the final portion of her visual and environmental studies (VES) thesis Saturday night in Rehoboth, Mass. Unlike most thesis-producing seniors, however, Merriman was denied an opportunity to share this moment with the Harvard community because several House masters denied her request to use Harvard property to complete her project. The failure of the officials involved to accommodate Merriman is a disservice to the community and sets a dangerous precedent of censorship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Buried Expression | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

...therapies involved putting gel suppositories in the urethra and injecting drugs directly into the base of the penis. The downside is not hard to grasp. "You can imagine the look most patients gave when I told them they would have to stick a small needle into the most sensitive portion of their body," says University of Chicago urologist Dr. Gregory Bales. The good news is that the erections resulting from such injections can last an hour or more, even after orgasm, though depending on one's taste and circumstances, this too could be a downside. Other treatments, which involve vacuum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Viagra Craze | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

...argue that the sudden increase in stock market investments will cause a dramatic rise in stock prices today. What will follow, they argue, is a big decrease in prices as Baby Boomers withdraw money from their accounts. However, the increased savings resulting from these privatization proposals represents a tiny portion of the total value of U.S. stock and bonds. It is unlikely, therefore, to have any significant impact on stock and bond prices...

Author: By Michael Roberto, | Title: Debunking the Social Security Myth | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...maintains this perceived harm to a small portion of the community is "trumped by newsworthiness. It would have been worse for the whole community if we had to suppress the story...

Author: By Kaustuv Sen, | Title: Reader Representative | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...better with whiz-bang workouts that fit their hectic schedules. The number of Pilates studios has grown from just five worldwide in 1976 to 500 in the U.S. alone today; businesses that make the equipment report exponential growth in sales. Major gym chains have begun offering the floor-exercise portion of the method. One complaint is that the demand is outstripping the availability of teachers. The other is that this has got to be too good to be true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Pain, No Sweat | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

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