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Take Back the Date

Valentine's Day has something for everyone: elementary school children can exchange Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Winnie the Pooh valentines; couples plan romantic dates; flower sales surge; groups of friends get together to watch the latest romantic comedy on DVD; and, there is always candy.

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Free Cupid

Download IWF's "Free Cupid!" flyer in time for Valentine's Day.

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Student Activism Ideas

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Take Back the Date: Student Stories

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Whatever Happened to Flowers and Chocolate?

Allison Kasic, Director of Campus Programs, exposes how radical feminists have hijacked Valentine's Day.

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In the News: The V-Day Wars

Bonnie Erbe, host of the PBS program To The Contrary, weighs in on the V-Day Wars.

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The Vagina Monologues: An Overview

Sara Gordon, former IWF Junior Fellow, comments on the upcoming "V-Day" Campaign inspired by The Vagina Monologues.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Carrie Lukas on why you might want to dump V-Day and put a little romance in your life. Students at one university have come up with a romantic alternative to V-Day.

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Like a Box of Chocolates...

Despite my Ninja Turtle cards and supply of chocolate, Valentine's Day has been decidedly less enjoyable since I came to Bucknell, where it has come to mean something completely different.

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Violence Against Valentine's Day

While most women still welcome Cupid's attack -- or at least a box of chocolates -- some feminist groups seek to transform Valentine's Day into V-Day.

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Cold Sweat

College women deserve better than to have Valentine's Day ransacked by "V-Day."

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Hot Flash

Commentary on ifeminists.com explains how feminists want you to celebrate this weekend.

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Why 'The Vagina Monologues' is Bad for College Women

Eve Ensler's play has, for several years now, caused sensation after sensation on college campuses across the country.

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Cupid and Speech: Anything but Free at Dartmouth

The free exchange of ideas suddenly has a pair of handcuffs tied to it, put on by editors at the primary campus paper at Dartmouth College.

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The Best Valentine's Gift

The following is excerpted from a piece on our campus webzine, www.SheThinks.org, by columnist Glenn Sacks.

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Free Cupid!

Oh where, oh where has sweet Cupid gone?

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