Story here. Excerpt:

'In a campus full of "bros," "guys" and "dudes," it's increasingly difficult to define a true man and his role in society. Senior Daniel Sanchez tackled the challenge in his short film, "The Test of a Man," which debuted Tuesday evening in Peeler Auditorium.
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Sanchez said he wanted to raise awareness about masculinity and the stereotypes men face in today's society.
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Freshman Ifeoma Nwaedozie attended Tuesday's film screening and said he appreciated the topics raised by the film.

"I understand men's struggle and the burdens on their backs," Nwaedozie said, "but I wanted them to bring up black men and their children, and what these burdens have to do with it and why they leave so often."

Following the film was an open forum discussion involving the whole audience, where many new questions were posed about masculinity.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Johannesburg, South Africa - It is often asserted that climate change will affect women the most in the developing world. That's because most women will have to walk farther for drinking water, work harder to grow food, pull daughters out of school to help with family chores, and fuss more about family hygiene as the world – and particularly the developing world – becomes a hotter, drier place to live.

But women could also be the key agents of change that help countries to do a better job of preparing for climate change, and mitigating the damage.

That is the intriguing idea that comes out of a new report, issued Tuesday by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at an Arab League summit held in Cairo this week.

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'In an investigation of admissions from liberal arts colleges, the U.S. Civil Rights Commission has reported that male enrollment in college has been low in recent years. The investigation shows that men are more likely than women to join the military, seek jobs in building trades or surprisingly, end up in prison.

The investigation is ongoing to “allow schools to discriminate against women to attract more male students.” The federal agency is making claim that the reason male enrollment is so low is because there are not enough chances to be an athlete.

Due to this, the CRC feels there needs to be a change in Title IX, which states that, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

Article here. Excerpt:

'Title IX was enacted in 1972 to open up educational opportunities for high school and college females. The most significant part of Title IX was the impact it had on athletics, but the rule has resulted in the cancelling of sports at universities trying to comply with the rule.

There are three ways for universities to comply with Title IX. The first is to have athletic participation equal to enrollment, the second is to show continued program expansion towards the underrepresented sex and the third is to show they have satisfied interests of the underrepresented sex.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A former Kansas University swimmer and member of the 1980 Olympic team has filed a Title IX complaint against the university, alleging that the school does not offer adequate competition for men.

The federal education department’s Office of Civil Rights will investigate the claim filed by Ron Neugent, who is now a dentist in Wichita.

He said he filed the complaint on Sept. 25, alleging that KU fails the three-pronged test required for Title IX compliance.

Jim Marchiony, KU associate athletic director, said he wouldn’t address any of the specific allegations raised in the complaint, but said that the athletics corporation hires a Title IX consultant who has raised no issues relating to compliance.'

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'Penn State is scheduled to announce soon a new pricing structure that could significantly increase costs for season-ticket holders. The full details are not out yet, but according to several reports, members of the Nittany Lion Club will be required to make larger donations (some by as much as five times) to continue buying season tickets.

Head coach Joe Paterno, at one time Penn State’s athletic director, was asked Tuesday about the prospect of raising ticket prices. He referenced how the football program, which took in $45.7 million in revenue during the 2008-09 season, is responsible for paying the freight for 28 other varsity sports.

“It's a lot different than when I was the athletic director,” said Paterno said, who held the position from 1980-82. “Didn't have the impact it was now. We didn't have scholarships for all the women's sports. We didn't have to upgrade facilities. Right now we're going to build another softball field, a better softball field, for the women. And I think we should.'

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Article here. Excerpt:

'A previous CD post showed that high school boys outperform high school girls for high SAT math test scores (see chart above, data here). For perfect 800 scores on the 2009 math SAT test, the ratio of boys to girls is 2.22 to 1 (6,928 to 3,124). What makes this outcome even more interesting are the following data from this SAT report from the College Board:

Letter here. Excerpt:

'The foreskin is a vital part of the penis which protects the glans, keeps it warm and moist, stops it becoming toughened and calloused [keratinized] as a result of constant abrasion on underwear and bed sheets and loosing most of its capacity to feel the normal sensations during intercourse.

The foreskin can be thought of as being in two parts: the outer foreskin is more or less an extension of the skin that covers the shaft of the penis whereas the inner foreskin is mucosal tissue and contains many of the specialized nerves that give pleasure during intercourse. The inner foreskin is a different color and when withdrawn over the shaft, as it is during intercourse, it covers between 30 and 90% of the penis. When considering the inner and outer foreskin it comprises approximately 90% of the skin of the penis and is a lot to have cut off.'

Also, another letter to the same paper, briefer and to the point.

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'As the university continues to diversify its field of studies for students, an organization hopes to assist with the addition of a new library on campus.

The UK Feminist Alliance is applying for a grant to create a gender studies library and resource center to be located in Student Center in the Center for Student Involvement.

The Feminist Alliance will be applying for a grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women in the spring, but they do not currently have funding for this project.

The president of the UK Feminist Alliance, Virginia Conn, said the library will be a significant addition to UK because it shows the university is committed to diversity. Conn said women are making up more of the workforce than ever before.
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“Any effort that helps raise awareness about feminism and dispels stereotypes and misinformation, is something that I applaud and encourage,” Cooper said. “I also hope folks will be generous with their donations to the Feminist Alliance.”'

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Article here. Excerpt:

'...“The presidents of the major universities are very concerned we are not attracting young men in the numbers we should,” says Samarasekera, who worries about a loss of gender diversity in the future ranks of CEOs and judges. That was cause for concern when men outnumbered women, she argues—why not now? “We’ll wake up in 20 years and we will not have the benefit of enough male talent.”

The remarks didn’t sit well with some at the U of A. Derek Warwick, a women’s studies major, decided to respond—he and his friends plastered 300 posters mocking Samarasekera around campus. One, borrowing a motif from the 1958 flick Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, depicted a towering female student menacing the campus, with the tagline, “Women are attacking campus!”

Warwick was threatened with penalties ranging from probation to expulsion for distributing “malicious material.”'

Two weeks ago, Slate.com's short-lived¹ publication "Double X" published an article by Kathryn Joyce entitled "Men's Rights' Groups Have Become Frighteningly Effective"².

This was not Slate.com's finest hour. One thing this article could never be accused of is objective reporting.

On Nov. 5th, the very same day the Double X article appeared, Salon.com's Broadsheet published an article by Judy Berman entitled "'Men's rights' groups go mainstream"³ that adds no new information, and simply seems to be an effort to repeat the Double X article to Salon's readers.

Since the Double X article appeared there have been several analyses of its flaws, the most recent being Cathy Young's article in Forbes:

"Feminism should be about equality–for males too"⁴ which says:

"More than a quarter-century ago, British feminist philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards wrote, 'No feminist whose concern for women stems from a concern for justice in general can ever legitimately allow her only interest to be the advantage of women.'

Joyce's article is a stark example of feminism as exclusive concern with women and their perceived advantage, rather than justice or truth."

Article here. Excerpt:

'The study, by the economists David Card at Berkeley and Gordon B. Dahl at the University of California-San Diego, looked at police reports of family violence on Sundays during the professional football season. (An earlier, free version of the study is here.)

The researchers were interested in what happened when a home team suffered an upset, which they defined as losses in games that the home team had been predicted to win by more than 3 points.

After controlling for things like location and weather, they found that upset losses by the home team were associated with higher rates of domestic violence. In fact, an upset typically led to an 8 percent increase in police reports of at-home incidents where a man attacked a female partner. Upset losses in games involving a traditional rival had an even bigger effect on the rate of partner violence as did unexpected losses after games involving an unusual number of sacks, turnovers or penalties.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A 17-year-old secondary school student and his 26-year-old female teacher had sex - and a baby - after bonding when putting the school yearbook together.

The teacher tried to stop the incident going public to protect her now two- year-old child, but it came to light on Friday when the disciplinary tribunal of the Teachers Council released a copy of its decision on the teacher's future.
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The tribunal has not stripped the teacher of her registration. Instead, it has indefinitely suspended her practising certificate. Before she is allowed back into the classroom, the teacher must show she has addressed ethical and professional issues around power relationships between teachers and students.

The decision is not clear on whether the teacher and student are still romantically involved, saying only that they "maintain a relationship as a result of their joint parenting of the child".
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The decision said the teacher had emphasised that the student was "very nearly eighteen".'