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...went to a roundtable discussion for women to discuss the possible ramifications of the accusation against him. Huddled in a Memorial Hall classroom, we began to express our feelings on the alleged rape itself and, more importantly, what it could mean for women on this campus. The biggest topic to come out of that discussion was how sad it is that it took the arrest of one of our classmates for women to wake up and realize that we are not as safe here as we thought we were...

Author: By Caille M. Millner, | Title: Shaping Our View | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...often bemoaned the fact that many Harvard women are reluctant to assert themselves on the topic of sexual equality. The women's groups are all very careful to avoid using that dirty word, feminism. Being feminist hasn't been encouraged or rewarded for many years now. Yet in the ensuing backlash, the best thing about feminism, namely, female dialogue, has fallen by the way-side...

Author: By Caille M. Millner, | Title: Shaping Our View | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...turn to the dark side can be pleasurable if the conversing Other shares a similar predicament with reference to It. But if that Other is, for example, a first-semester senior or--worse!--a junior, hell hath no fury like the------writer who is questioned as to the topic of his or her paper...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: The Thesis | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

...Digest still boasts the world's largest magazine circulation--more than 27.8 million monthly copies sold in 19 languages--its feel-good stories and aging readership (average age: 47 and rising) have kept it out of step with the competition. Even before oral sex became a dinner-table topic, the Digest had lost resonance with generations of today's readers. The U.S. subscription base has decreased by a million since 1993. That's not terrible, but to maintain circulation levels, the magazine must add 5 million new subscribers a year. Not an easy task...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Sad Story at the Digest | 3/2/1998 | See Source »

...different topic every month, always about astronomy or astrophysics," says Megan M. Watzke, director of the "Observatory Nights" program. "It gives the public a unique chance to talk to astrophysicists and to see people who are at the top of their field...

Author: By Paul K. Nitze, | Title: Taking Another Look to The Heavens | 2/27/1998 | See Source »

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