Word: walke
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...again. The weather is brisk; the Yard is filled with crimson-clad alumni; and the streets are jammed with the onslaught of visitors. Energized by the fiery and historic competition and hoping for another exciting victory--go Harvard, go!--I start to hum some Harvard "fight" songs as I walk along Plympton Street towards the river. "Ten thousand men of Harvard," I begin, noting with chagrin the odd looks I get from random passers-by and fellow Harvard students. Subdued, but only slightly, I continue, "want victory today...
...many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man, and how many games must a team play before you can call them a team...
...equality that Harvard is none too gently reminding me are "misconceptions" of sexual equality. I don't like depending on others to get myself home. I don't like burdening people to go out of their way because of my "silly" fears. I can only ask for someone to walk me home half-jokingly because I am almost embarrassed to admit my trepidation, ashamed and annoyed that I alone am not always enough...
Another male friend of mine has remarked that even he has felt fear walking home lately. It is not the safest walk for anyone, but women must always feel fear on many more levels. Yes, our fear is a function of issues that Harvard cannot begin to grapple with. But Harvard can and is working to make some positive changes in campus security...
...first week of school, my roommate noted that one rarely sees women walking alone after dark on this side of campus. Safety precautions are being observed. However, with a police presence in Mather, once in a while I could walk home alone. Not too late of course, but if it is not yet midnight, the shuttle has just left and there is no one to walk me, I should be able to walk alone. And then if I'm feeling overwhelmed by collegiate life, the cold air will clear my head as I walk home without fear...