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Ryan: Culture obscures women’s sexuality
We live in a time when talk about sex education is more in-vogue than getting educated, because doing so means talking in detail about what it means to be sexually active. Sex education is a topic that is debated among many demographics, and we have all received — in one manner or another — the “wrap it up" talk. But as it comes time to apply this knowledge as sex becomes part of our lives, we are left to figure out the details on our own. An enormous deterrent in effectively educating about sex is the gender double standard regarding the social acceptability of being openly sexual. The most striking example of this double standard is in commercials that we so easily dismiss. An oral contraceptive commercial for Yaz stars three beautiful women at a cocktail party name-dropping chemical compounds, one of whom was able to attend because of the effects of Yaz.
Home Dept under fire over Sec 506
While the scenario in the colleges for girls in the city is just like any other day at college, the colleges for boys, on the other hand, present a different sight. At the SGGS College for Women, Sector 26, one has to look for signs of the forthcoming elections. There is no campaigning and there are no final candidates as yet. We have a quiet affair here when it comes to elections. The students have been asked to submit their nominations and we are still waiting, said the Principal, Mrs Harinderjit Kaur. The SGGS College, Sector 26, is a riot of colours. Buntings, posters, pamphlets, banners, are all there. With party stickers on every shirt sleeve, students seem to have decided whom to vote for. There are two main contending parties here. The Khalsa College Students Union (KCSU) which is fielding Harjit Singh Baidwan, alias Bholu, as its presidential candidate.
Unconvincing victory over Italy will do little to calm fans’ fears
Nine days ago, England would have lost that match. Their composure would have gone, they would have folded and they would have subsided to their first defeat to the Italians. That was the analysis of Brian Ashton, the England head coach. Contrary, surely, to pretty much everyone else in the stadium or in front of their televisions, he reported that he did not at any stage sit there thinking: "Jesus Christ, we’re going to throw this one away." Others may need more evidence, but Ashton’s point is that England are on a progress curve. From nine days ago against Wales, they have found an inner metal, a composure and a steeliness in defence. Nine days ago, they lacked that and lost; yesterday that element of mental tenacity was the difference. "It’s pretty well documented that we folded last week," he said, "and I don’t think we did this time.
It is gory, and dangerous
He disowns the responsibility of the Kargil adventure and repeatedly says that he was not in the picture. This may well be true because Gen Ayub Khan also did not know when Zulfikar Ali Bhutto sent the infiltrators into Kashmir in 1965. Both Mr Nawaz Sharif and Gen Ayub Khan came to know about the hostilities when they were in the midst of war. However, since the nineties, people-to-people contacts have themselves become an institution in the two countries. Civil societies on both sides have responded well and they would like to bury the hatchet. It would be a tragedy if the ISI were to reactivate the Babbar Khalsa to revive terrorism in Punjab, as reports indicate. President Pervez Musharraf has never thought of dismantling the training camps in his country. What is worrying the domestic scenario in Pakistan.
Adjusting to a new life
Major professional sports are filled with young men who were raised in a street culture where Air Force Ones are regarded as dress shoes, the N-word is a term of endearment and self-worth is derived from what you wear and drive. They have been indoctrinated with morals based on unique concepts of loyalty, respect and rebellion. But, being professional athletes, or even big-time college athletes, they're expected to adopt mainstream culture. Immediately. .
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