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This notion that men and women are genetically, or even culturally, predisposed to different parenting roles strikes other researchers as misguided. They are quick to reject the idea that there is some link between X or Y chromosomes and, say, conditional or unconditional love. "To take something that is only a statistical tendency," says historian E. Anthony Rotundo, "and turn it into a cultural imperative -- fathers must do it this way and mothers must do it that way -- only creates problems for the vast number of people who don't fit those tendencies, without benefiting the children at all." While...
...dark except for the blackboard washer. An occasional bike rider zips down an empty street on her way “back” to Harvard Square. Looming big-block buildings maximize floor space. These buildings of glass and steel carry strong, welcoming sandstone entryways announcing the Harvard X, Y, or Z-nomics Center. The only sounds are those of wind, windshield wipers, a few quiet conversations by the shuttle bus stop, and the rumble of air conditioning systems...
...first time in years, an H-Y loss—and a sober tailgate...
...high school chapel, St. Stephen’s Episcopal in Austin, Texas. There will be a reception at their country club that day, with a Texas-style BBQ the following afternoon. Despite Tau’s persistent pursuit, the path to the altar was an difficult one. Deborah Y. Ho ’07, his future blockmate, recalls composing a list of prettiest freshmen girls one night with another friend. “When we were done with the list though, he looked it over and then put her way at the top, half a page above everyone else...
...seat he held—yesterday. Jefferson, a graduate of the historically-black Southern University, came to Cambridge in the fall of 1969, overlapping his time at the Law School with future Rep. Thomas H. Allen (D-Maine) and Sen. Charles E. Schumer ’71 (D-N.Y.). Jefferson has retained strong ties to the University since he graduated: his three daughters—Jamila E. Jefferson ’94, Jalila Jefferson-Bullock ’97, and Jelani F. Jefferson ’01—are all alumns of both the College...