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...when the feminist Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) resurrected its proposal for a women’s center in 2004—riding on the coattails of Larry Summers’ consequence-rich gaffe, which the group claimed was merely the exposed tip of his “anti-woman-agenda” iceberg—their justification seemed an about-face in logic...
...over a century,” read the report RUS issued that year, “women at Harvard enjoyed a huge amount of physical space designated as theirs.” That this was no longer so made it “vitally necessary” for the College to secure and finance a “female-controlled space...
...RUS called for a center in the Quad—where well-intentioned plans go to die—and their overall vision for the center was underwhelming...
...those who worried that the Women’s Center would just be another way of describing a College-funded clubhouse for RUS, reality has put this rest to doubt. Susan B. Marine, the center’s director, is adamant that people of “all genders” and political persuasions are welcome. The warm and receptive treatment I’ve met with in three, prying visits over the past week makes a strong case for taking that claim seriously...
...Russia is drinking, and without drinking we cannot be," said Prince Vladimir, ruler of the state of Kievan Rus in the 10th century, as he chose Christianity for the state religion over teetotal Islam. Never has Russia indulged her joy more than over the last five petrodollar-rich years, with alcohol from any land available to complement the fabulous abundance of domestic vodkas, at prices ranging from affordable at kiosks to exclusive at rare wine boutiques. But the joy abruptly ended on July 1. Citing the need to control alcohol quality and tax collection, the government has decreed that...