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...from 1970 to 1996, as the number of bachelor's degrees earned by women increased 77%, the number earned by men rose 19%. Not all schools are feeling the imbalance; many elite colleges and universities have seen applications soar from both sexes. But the overall numbers, says Mortenson, should make us "wake up and see that boys are in trouble...
...alike have long understood that willpower alone is helpless in the face of addiction, and in recent years science has started to figure out why. "The brain of a drug user," explains Dr. Alan Leshner, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, "is physically altered in ways that make it difficult to resist further...
...dash in a halfback-like 4.42 sec. and jump 36 in. from a standing start. Even more impressive, according to Tarkenton, the last great Vikings quarterback, is Culpepper's poise. "A QB can have skills and he can run, but he's got to be able to make plays," says Tarkenton. "What this young man does is make plays for his football team." As in Culpepper's first-ever start, when, realizing that the Chicago Bears were lying back and waiting for him to make passing mistakes, Culpepper tucked the ball under...
...Casablanca triangle: an idealist, his conflicted wife and the adventurer who can save a life by breaking a heart. Proof of Life isn't quite at that level of romantic melodrama, but its wit, vigor and rue make it a superior entertainment--and a lot more illuminating than the real-life romance it sparked...
...Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility, reminds parents that having good table manners involves more than knowing which fork to use. "Some of the worst things that happen at the table are what is said, not how people eat," she says. Children need to be told that they shouldn't make comments about the color, squishiness or overall yuckiness of anything they're served, nor should they be forced to eat foods they don't like. Parents who coach their kids ahead of time will be spared the temptation to correct them in front of others. Children should be prompted...