Men And Women

Hernias are a common ailment among Americans; more than 4 million people develop the painful condition. And although both men and women develop hernias, female patients may be harder to diagnose. Doctors and patients may not realize the abdominal pain a woman is feeling is because of a hernia. Dr. Hien Nguyen, assistant professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said the pain can be mistaken for other conditions with similar symptoms, such as adhesions from prior surgery, endometriosis, fibroids and ovarian cysts.

MEN'S Division I semifinals No. 7 seed Duke (14-5) vs. Cornell (14-3) Saturday, 2:30 Comment: The unseeded Big Red have won six of nine meetings with the Blue Devils, but Duke has won both contests in the NCAA tournament. The Blue Devils are making their seventh consecutive appearance in the national semifinals - an impressive accomplishment considering their 2-4 start. But subpar openings and strong finishes have become the M.O. of Duke, which is blessed with an offense that ranks third in Division I (13.8 goals per game)

From Anita Hill's accusations of harassment by Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas to Gennifer Flowers' claim of ** an illicit affair with presidential candidate Bill Clinton, from the date rape trial of William Kennedy Smith (acquitted) to that of Mike Tyson (convicted), it has been a rough year for relations between the sexes. On Valentine's Day, it is fair to ask: Can men and women get along?That is a far different question from the old male cry of "What do women want?" The question has usually been asked with the heavy implication that no one could ever provide a rational or lasting answer -- mostly because the answer would have to come from women who, from the male point of view, were often irrational and fickle.

Navy junior long-stick midfielder Pat Kiernan has been named to the All-Patriot League men's lacrosse first team, the conference announced Tuesday. Kiernan's 26 caused turnovers this spring are the third-most by a player in Navy program history, while he is the school's all-time leader in the category with 51. This is the second straight year Kiernan has garnered All-Patriot League honors; he received second-team recognition as a sophomore. Named second-team all-league were Bucknell senior faceoff specialist Ryan Gutowski (Calvert Hall)

On a dark November evening, Sara and Nelson Fishman's home glows with the passions and insights of a group who have gathered to discuss "Call It Sleep," Henry Roth's 1934 classic novel about Jewish immigrants in New York City.After a pleasant half-hour of cake and coffee and a warm-up biographical introduction by book club leader Ghita Levine, the discussion gets right down to business."Something that bothered me is that the descriptions . . . are very surface. You know what everybody says but not what they think," says Sidney Brower, a professor of urban planning at the University of Maryland.

So the porn industry is now in the business of educating our youth. A spokesman for Digital Playground expressed disappointment with the cancellation of a public screening of one of the company's porn movies at the University of Maryland, College Park, claiming that showing such a movie "opens up a discussion, a discourse on sexuality and gender roles." Actually, it does no such thing. Showing porn movies on campus creates a hostile and dangerous environment for its female students, it distorts how students think about sex and it debases both men and women.

When it comes to money, men may be more demanding and more financially satisfied than women.A new survey says women require less income than men to live comfortably. And they would consider themselves rich with less money than men.The wide-ranging survey of money attitudes by sex was conducted by Shearson Lehman Bros.The New York financial firm found that women on average indicate that they and their families could live in reasonable comfort on a median pre-tax income of $35,000 a year.Men want $41,000.

FORT MEADE -- Quietly and without fanfare, men and women in the Army achieved a measure of equality last week on a muddy practice field.Sgt. Corinne Castanza and Spc. Omari Walker had to complete at least 50 sit-ups to pass the Army's new physical fitness test.Five years in the making, the new test narrows a gender gap that caused grumbling from male soldiers, who complained that women were getting off easy on the semiannual test that also requires push-ups and and a 2-mile run.And there's a lot at stake in the three events of the test: The fitness score is among the factors considered for promotions and entry into advanced Army courses.

Washington -- I knew everything had changed when a male colleague walked in the office last week and greeted me with a cool, professional "Hello, Susan."My head turned in astonishment. This was a breakthrough.For four years, this man had swept into the office with a breezy, "Hi, beautiful!" There was never any chance of mistaking this for a compliment; it was the same line he used on every female with whom he had more than a passing acquaintance.But now, it seemed, the sassy salutations were to be no more.

WASHINGTON - A new computer program can determine in most cases the sex of an author by detecting subtle differences in the words men and women prefer to use. For instance, female writers tend to choose grammatical terms that apply to personal relationships, such as "for" and "with," more frequently than men do. "Women have a more interactive style," said Shlomo Argamon, a computer scientist at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago who developed...

The men who play baseball and soccer at Towson University, run track at the University of Delaware and wrestle, swim or golf at any number of other colleges all heard the same reason when their teams were cut: Title IX. To meet the federal law's goal of providing equal opportunities for athletes of both genders, schools have eliminated men's teams to keep their overall rosters in line with the number of women playing sports. But a growing chorus is crying foul. "People are really upset that they're dragging Title IX through the mud to cut sports teams," said Towson University graduate Scott Hargest.

As a Friday deadline approaches, advocates are working to find housing for the homeless men and women living at a Baltimore encampment set to be cleared. Christina Flowers, president of Belvedere Homes, stopped by the site between Interstate 83 and the Fallsway on Wednesday with a promise to find housing for those who want it. She said her organization secured a three-bedroom house in the Harwood neighborhood to accommodate six of the roughly 18 men and women at the encampment. "At this point, it's just about being able to move forward," said Flowers, whose organization on North Charles Street provides housing for those who are homeless, suffer from disabilities or have a mental illness.

Homeless advocates and a city councilwoman sharply criticized Monday a Rawlings-Blake administration plan to remove an encampment of about a dozen homeless people this week from under the Interstate 83 overpass in central Baltimore. But administration officials defended the move as a safety measure, designed to protect homeless men and women from a camp they say is overrun by drugs, alcohol and violence. "I'm concerned about the safety of the individuals in the encampment," Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Monday.

Towson plays its final basketball games Saturday at the Towson Center, its home for 37 years. And then? Lights out. Court adjourned. Next year, the Tigers graduate to the Tiger Arena, a glitzy $72 million, 5,200-seat venue being built adjacent to the present facility. But not before the school pays homage to the Towson Center with a men's-women's doubleheader. At halftime of the men's game against Hofstra, more than two dozen former players and coaches will be introduced, including most of the 1976-77 team that christened the building and went 27-3 - Towson's best mark ever.

Massachusetts Lowell will move up to Division I and join the America East Conference, representatives of both announced today at a rally at the Tsongas Center on campus. The school, which is currently in Division II, will also add men's and women's lacrosse for the 2014-15 season, the Boston Herald reported on its website . The America East Board of Presidents unanimously approved accepting UMass Lowell as a member of the conference effective July 1, 2013. The move also received the unanimous support of UMass Lowell's Faculty Senate Executive Committee and Student Government Association.

A memorial service was held late Friday - the longest night of the year - at the Inner Harbor to honor the more than 100 homeless men and women who died this year in Baltimore. The ceremony, in its 22nd year, was also intended to raise awareness for the struggles of the homeless, said Adam Schneider, spokesman for Healthcare for the Homeless. He said men and women who are homeless are three to four times more likely to die prematurely than those with a home. The average age of a homeless individual at death is 47. The names of those who died were read aloud for the roughly 150 people in attendance, and a candle was lit in honor of each of the deceased.

An Associated Press article yesterday about military training for men and women gave incomplete information on the position taken by Maryland Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett. The 6th District Republican favors legislation to house and train men and women separately during basic training, but believes they should later train together if they are to work together.Pub Date: 5/08/98

WASHINGTON -- With sex scandals breaking out all over the military, legislation to segregate men and women in basic training is gaining momentum in the House.But Republicans are deeply divided over the issue, and most Democrats and women of both parties in the House and Senate are criticizing it as a step backward for female troops that will do nothing to stop sexual misconduct in the armed forces."It's unrealistic for us to separate men and women for a period of training only to put them together to develop working relationships and camaraderie," said Rep. Susan Molinari, a New York Republican.

The defending national champion Loyola men's lacrosse team is the favorite to repeat as Eastern College Athletic Conference champ in its final season in the conference, according to Inside Lacrosse's Face-Off Yearbook. Behind the Greyhounds, the coaches' poll slated Denver second and Fairfield third. Loyola, ranked No. 1 in the nation by Inside Lacrosse heading into 2013, will play lacrosse in the Patriot League starting in the 2014 season. Greyhounds players made up nearly half the coaches' Preseason All-ECAC team, with six of the 13 members.

Meagan Shipley, a nurse in the Baltimore City Health Department, works at a family planning clinic during the day and helps provide health care to workers on The Block in the evenings. When she was contacted by photographer Carolyn Jones to be part of a new coffee-table book, "The American Nurse," she agreed, hoping to publicize the work the city is doing to help workers in Baltimore's strip-club hub "A lot of people want to write off [Block workers]," she says. "I hate this attitude.