Marcy (Amanda Bearse): That cheap slut of a roommate stole all my boyfriends.I’ve never forgiven Mom for that. ["Married with Children" 1987]
Calling a girl or woman names like slut or tramp may be flip and comic in a movie or on tv, but in real life it may be hurtful bullying, damaging to self concept, [...]

In her Presidential Announcement Remarks, new Harvard president Drew Faust expresses valuable perspectives on higher education:
For me, today is about affirming the idea, and the ideals, of a university, of its transformative purposes of teaching, learning, and research.
American higher education is hailed as the best in the world, and attacked as falling short.
Americans sacrifice and [...]

Congratulations - For the third consecutive year, Torrance’s West High School won Los Angeles County’s Academic Decathlon and will be one of two schools representing the county to compete in the state championship.
West High School team members, from left, Grace Wu, Rita Chudnovsky, Mark Woods, Jeffrey New, coach Ann Cortina and Carolina Gamero celebrate at [...]

Anne Hathaway recently told British magazine Tatler that she suffered from anxiety and depression as a teen, and has an interesting perspective on being a “different person” at the time:
“I said to Mom the other day, ‘Do you remember that girl? She has now gone, gone to sleep. She has said her piece and is [...]

A new article talks about how a young woman is moving beyond her toxic history, through her commitment to her own growth and the help of a mentor.
In “Milena’s mentor stays on the case” [Los Angeles Times, Feb 2, 2007], Rachel Abramowitz writes:
“Considering that her mother tried to throw her out a third-story window when [...]