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...every teenage mother there is a father, usually a teenager who finds himself treated as an outsider, receiving none of the solicitous attention that occasionally attends the mother and child. These fathers are usually depicted as churlish scamps, irresponsible hit-and-run artists out to prove their sexual prowess without a thought for the consequences. Until recently, no one even seemed to factor the father into the situation. But with the surge of concern about teenage mothers, several groups and studies have taken a closer look at teenage fathers. Their findings have challenged many prevailing myths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teenage Fathers: The Missing-Father Myth | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...leave the old boy here, several happy hours still ahead of him. He will never be able to say he flew the thing, but for the moment, in his mind, he can at least point and shoot with the best, to say nothing of his prowess with the pickle button. --By Gregory Jaynes

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In California: Ogling the F-20 Tigershark | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Undergraduates and deans alike demonstrated their athletic prowess this year in two campus-wide dodgeball tournament, students flocked in droves to the first-ever Harvard Pub Nights, and the Undergraduate Council (UC) organized Springfest: The Afterparty, an event specifically geared towards undergraduates—complete with beer and professional bands...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Adds Fun To the Map | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...towering 6’5 hole set was team captain for two years and led the Crimson through a difficult 2003 season into a successful 2004. The only thing more helpful to the team than his offensive prowess was the commitment and heart he employed to keep his teammates focused...

Author: By Megha Parekh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PLAYER PROFILE: Rich Offsay '05, Men's Water Polo | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

Hsia recalls a college life defined by the demands of the presses at 14 Plympton St. and says she spent much of her free time at school capturing football games, demonstrations against apartheid, and all things newsworthy on film. In fact, her prowess made a lasting impression on classmates near...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: VES to NBC: An Odyssey in Film | 6/8/2005 | See Source »

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