Word: feelings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Eisenmann said she is particularly interested in how undergraduates feel about feminism and why many feel uncomfortable calling themselves feminists. She said she believes she has a "small mission" to try to give undergraduate women a different view of feminism...
...everyday quality of life in the Yard has a different feel to it, too. Computers and fax machines have woven themselves into the fabric of student life. The Mug 'n Muffin and other Harvard Square hangouts are gone, forced out by yuppification and high rents. The 18-year-old drinking age is a thing of the past; Harvard On-Line Information System (HOLLIS) and bar-coded books have come to the libraries. Student dining halls are equipped with microwave ovens...
...Lest we feel we have moved forward, here are excerpts from a series of editorials on the most important issues facing Harvard...
Assimilation does not make women feel at home; it only makes them feel invisible...Plugging more women into what was once an all-male institution and expecting them to conform will only perpetuate those feelings of invisibility. The University should work towards breaking the public silence by giving support and respect to a women's center such as the Forum and to women's groups such as the Women's Clearinghouse...Finally, women need not only recognition, but leadership. Expanding Radcliffe admissions lists will mean little to educated women until the University is willing to increase the number of women...
...This is not another [John Peter] Zenger case," Murphy said, referring to the famous case that helped define a free press. "It's a case where two students had a responsibility and the advisor didn't feel they carried it out. It's not more grandiose than that. They were not disciplined beyond that. That would be overkill," Murphy said...