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To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (111776)2/25/2008 4:16:24 PM
From: Kerry Phineas  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
Today my name is Carrie, with a lovely smiley face dotting the i. I like to skip and whistle.



To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (111776)2/26/2008 4:54:46 PM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
Harvard Initiates Women-Only Gym Hours For Muslim Students

Harvard University has changed its gym hours to appease the Harvard Islamic Society and the Harvard Women's Center.
The Harvard Daily Free Press and ROP reported:

Harvard University has moved to make Muslim women more comfortable in the gym by instituting women-only access times six hours a week to accommodate religious customs that make it difficult for some students to work out in the presence of men.

Men have not been allowed to enter the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center during certain times since Jan. 28, after members of the Harvard Islamic Society and the Harvard Women's Center petitioned the university for a more comfortable environment for women.

Harvard Islamic Society's Islamic Knowledge Committee officer Ola Aljawhary, a junior, said the women-only hours are being tested on a trial basis. The special gym hours will be analyzed over Spring Break to determine if they will continue, she said.