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Some women get weekly artificial tans and pedicures, revealed faithfully every Friday night by mini-skirts and stilettos. While I am secretly impressed by their die-hard commitment to fashion in the recent below-zero temperatures, I have found a much simpler means of garnishing male attention??abstinence: the utility of which is unimaginable except by those who experience it on a regular basis. In addition to preserving health and happiness, virginity is extremely alluring—even in sweatpants...
It’s exceedingly rare for the Harvard Corporation to attract national attention??usually that role falls to the president—but Harvard’s highest governing board did just that recently by taking a major step forward in the development of interdisciplinary study at Harvard. The Corporation announced that it will write a check for $50 million for interdisciplinary science research and create the Harvard University Science and Engineering Committee (HUSEC), a new University-wide standing committee that will oversee the initiative. Creating and funding a cross-disciplinary authority marks an innovative and commendable...
...that these examples do not detract from the University’s mission to encourage local business and its “goal for the Square, which is to have a vibrant and successful Harvard Square.”Gray says that “people who are paying attention?? understand that Harvard is an ally in the battle to keep the Square vibrant.“The people who aren’t paying attention love to bash Harvard,” he adds. “Harvard has been supporting local businesses in the Square...
Some argue that these methods are completely valid, claiming that they “draw attention?? to an argument. Yet in doing so they draw more attention to themselves than to the actual issues. Students at Harvard who are passionate enough about an issue to stage a protest would be more effective if they focused their efforts on the intellectual merit of their arguments. Though inducing others to join a cause through rallies and protests may seem the revolutionary, “cool” thing to do—a throwback to the ’60s?...
...about 12 percent three years later, and back up to 30 percent last year—was caused because “people sort of believed that the problem was just solved.”“This is an issue that requires constant attention??it’s not a one-shot deal, unfortunately,” she said. “People weren’t paying enough attention, and now it’s obviously back on the agenda.”The report partly attributed difficulties in retaining women faculty...