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...weeks ago, my stepmother decided to give me advice on spending the summer in New York City. The number-one precaution I could take against getting raped, she said, was to avoid wearing skimpy clothing. I immediately bristled at her comment, for two reasons. The first was a knee-jerk response to the fact that she seemed to be invoking the argument that rape victims somehow "ask for it." But the second--and the one I felt more vehemently about--was the fact that I'm the proud owner of more than a few cute little sundresses, I wasn...
...unbelievable four years of your life. Most importantly, for what is most likely the first time in your life, you're totally in control. As scary as that might be, Harvard offers you more opportunities than you'll ever know about, let alone use. Looking back, there are a number of things I wish I'd known when I was sitting where you are now, and having laid some of them out here, I hope they help...
...life's bigger picture). The tribes turn out in full battle dress for the fight over capital punishment - a subject that is all over cable shows and op ed pages because of George W. Bush's record on executions, and because of the Columbia University study on the large number of capital cases overturned on appeal. "Do the right thing," Bill Clinton, wagging his finger, would tell every Congress on State of the Union night. The problem is to know what the right thing is. We scream at each other, trying to figure it out. At worst, the theater...
...presided unflinchingly over 131 executions during his tenure, is in the national spotlight again this week as the scheduled lethal injection of convicted murderer Gary Graham looms ever closer. Graham, who was found guilty in 1981 of murdering Bobby Gene Lambert, will die Thursday unless a growing number of protesters and peddlers of mounting adverse publicity prevail and Governor Bush is moved to recommend a commutation or reprieve. Graham's imminent death, while following hard on the heels of Ricky McGinn's well-publicized reprieve, could be far more damning to Bush and Texas in general than McGinn's execution...
...penalty like Bush to do? Any move he chooses will not be without its risks. "If he grants Graham a stay, he risks looking very political in eyes of death penalty supporters," says TIME Washington correspondent Jay Carney. "Here's this governor who's signed off on a record number of executions, largely without looking back, and in the course of three weeks, he's considered two cases for leniency." On the other hand, if Texas executes Graham, and he is exonerated posthumously, Bush's reputation as a glib executioner could achieve its full bloom...