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...time for male virgins to stand up for themselves and use their status as a measure of strength, not as a foible. In a culture that is rife with images of sex in advertisement, song, art and sport, it is difficult for male virgins to view their virginity as anything but a negative. But they must view virginity as positive, else they will rush into the sexual act because of pressure, not because of love, curiosity, or genuine interest...
When the play deviated from the theme of being Jewish and the characters' attempts at dealing with it, the shallowness of the characters became glaringly obvious. All that the actors could do was promulgate the stereotypes with which the play is rife. Although the stereotypes are funny up to a point, the viewer, while still laughing at the jokes, tires of them as the play continues...
...same breath. But between those brightly colored posters ("Come on now, don't be silly, put a condom on your willy") emblazoned across kiosks and in stairwells and the computerized dating service brought to us by the Undergraduate Council and the Harvard Computer Society, our campus seems rife with overt sexuality--and rearing to go for Valentine's Day. For a college not known for its throbbing sex life, Harvard appears to be doing all right...
...address the issue of stress and the problem of support networks on campus, as well as the method employed, namely consulting students directly. However, before we offer unequivocal praise to the administration, it is important to acknowledge that this move is long overdue on a campus that is rife with stresses and scarce with services...
Ovitz hadn't planned to leave until next year, but events overtook him. He spent last week in Manhattan, attending a premiere of The Preacher's Wife on Monday. But Tuesday was rife with rumors that he was out. Wednesday evening he appeared strained as he addressed a Council on Foreign Relations meeting. As he spoke, Eisner was headed for Manhattan...