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...that their own feelings are mixed when it comes to relinquishing power within the family. "I can probably be overbearing at times as far as wanting to have it my way," says the 35-year-old wife of a St. Louis, Missouri, physician. "But I would be willing to relax my standards if he would be more involved. It would be a good trade-off." Here again the attitude is changing with each generation. Women under 35, researchers find, seem more willing than older women, whose own fathers were probably less engaged, to trust men as parents. Also, as younger...
...third minority." Others worry about language preservation. Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado gave a breathless defense of the English language at the G.O.P. debate, saying that bilingualism has failed other countries and that the U.S. was fast headed in that direction. Yes, it's true: Mexicans speak Spanish. Relax. Mexicans also know that English is the key to getting ahead in the U.S. When Beardstown opened a bilingual program for all the kids in the elementary school, Hispanic parents were as worried as white parents about missing out on an English-only education. Assimilation is slow...
...that’s on the radar,” says Huang. Before saving the world, however, the couple will be wed in Memorial Church on June 30, followed by a reception at the Harvard Club in Boston. The honeymoon will be in St. Kitts, where the couple can relax at the close of what Huang calls the “exciting journey” of their courtship.—Staff writer A. Haven Thompson can be reached at ahthomps@fas.harvard.edu
...Stoddart, who also accompanied Blair on his election campaign in 1997, observes: "Brown is going to be a very different sort of leader. He spends a lot of time listening to people one-to-one. Blair was more hit-and-run." The photographer has watched the outgoing Chancellor relax into his new role, but says there are still limits to his patience with the imagemakers assisting him: "Whenever they come at him with a comb, he's like a young child and bears their attentions for a while before ruffling his hand through his hair...
...administration and students involved in the pub’s conception should be praised. It’s certainly an excellent addition to Harvard night life. But students—especially upperclassmen—have many places to relax in the evenings. Libraries are some of the only common spaces for students on campus, during the day. The Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub is an opportunity to change the entire culture at Harvard for the better, and it should be used...