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...just seems that affirmative action is a superficial, short-term solution," said Naima L. Workman...
...Naima Workman '98 arrived in Cambridge with long black hair. Several months later, she got a crew cut, bleached--in dyeing circles 'stripped'--her abbreviated 'do, and colored it a radiant purple. She says, "Long hair is a real commitment, but since it is so short now, dyeing is not such a big deal. And I have always wanted purple hair." Tera Hong '98, who at home had only highlighted her hair, dyed it pink at Harvard. When asked what motivated her to dye, she replied that "It was something interesting to do. I did not do it at home...
...viewing a pink head of hair does not inspire quite the same enthusiasm in the average brown-haired Joe. Out of the corner of their eyes, our dyers often catch sight of open-mouthed gapes and wide-eyed stares. "No stranger ever says anything," Brown says. "They just stare." Workman adds that "little kids can't keep their eyes off my hair." Of course, these enraptured spectators can hardly be blamed for their violation of Ms. Vanderbilt's no-staring rule. The novelty of blue hair is justification enough for these bad manners...
...says Summer. "Older and more traditional people perceive of people with dyed hair as the druggie-rebel type, not the smart type, so you have to prove yourself above and beyond to them." Summer does not believe her unconventional colors always shed negative light on her character, though, and Workman agrees. "My hair has served as an ice-breaker in many situations. It makes for very friendly conversations," she claims...
Male pilots were worried that women would be in cockpits before they were ready. But their fears were assuaged in December, when Lieut. Shannon Workman, an EA-6B Prowler pilot, was sent ashore because she had trouble landing her radar-jamming jet. (A male pilot was sent home for the same reason.) Female aviators were relieved as well. "Nobody wants lives on the carrier sacrificed on the altar of political correctness," said Lieut. Commander Janet Marnane, an F-14 radar intercept officer...