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...long, medical authority has stood in the way of choice and convenience. But menstruation is not a disease and the pill is not a dangerous medicine; it’s a convenient technological innovation that gives women the option of managing their biology, and no government or doctor should be involved in the decision to take it. Stripped of the moralizing rhetoric, it’s hard to see why requiring a prescription for the pill is any more justified than requiring permission for use of the flushing toilet...
...then-University President Lawrence H. Summers in January of last year. Jeremy R. Knowles, the chemist who led FAS through the 1990s and returned to University Hall last summer to serve as interim dean, stepped down last month because of complications from prostate cancer. Anthropologist David R. Pilbeam has stood in for Knowles since April.The announcement comes after British geophysicist Jeremy Bloxham—divisional dean for the physical sciences—reportedly rejected an offer to fill the position in May. As an administrator, Smith has helped guide the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as it became...
...Week honors in mid-April for hurling a pair of shutouts against Yale and Holy Cross. And Stephanie Krysiak was named Rookie of the Week on March 27 for her performance at the Nisan Mercer Classic, an invitational tournament that the Crimson won over spring break. But Murphy stood above the rest. “[Murphy’s] impact has affected the team in a number of ways,” senior captain Julia Kidder said earlier this year. “For one, it’s increased our winning percentage.” If her freshman campaign...
...adolescence and trying to figure out if anything has changed in the past four years. Was I always a critic or was there some as yet unspoiled moment when I still had a chance? That headphone business—it’s some shameful stuff, and as I stood there thinking about it in section, I wondered if anything could be done in the way of repair. It’s a tough spot, this graduation business! The moment should be heavy with some hope, or at least hopefulness—some indication that disfigurements have been corrected...
...defensive supremacy. This was their time to shine—the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But there it was, the once-friendly scoreboard now content to mock the Crimson faithful at the half: Binghamton 1, Harvard 0. The crazies of Cambridge had been silenced. In their place stood the green-and-black Binghamton supporters, filling the air at Ohiri Field with their lusty chants. But there was still the second half. Inspired by a coach who would not let this season come to an abrupt end, the Crimson took the field with confidence and fire. Sophomore Mike Fucito...