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Christopher Schwarting
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ACLU President Deborah Archer Receives PBHA ‘Call of Service’ Award
American Civil Liberties Union President Deborah N. Archer delivered a grim assessment of the state of civil rights protections on Friday at a Phillips Brooks House Association event honoring her with the annual Robert Coles “Call of Service” award.
Harvard Families Arrive on Campus for Family Weekend
Family members of Harvard College freshmen and juniors traveled to campus this past weekend for Family Weekend, an annual event that brings relatives from around the world to catch a glimpse of student life at Harvard.
Harvard Researchers Link Early-Life Adversity in Dogs to Lasting Fear and Aggression
A new study on canine development found that dogs exposed to adversarial events, including abuse and abandonment, in the first six months of their development have higher rates of aggression and fear as adult dogs.
Open Sesame: Students Celebrate Grand Opening of PopUp Bagels with DJ, Merch
Even though Cambridge newcomer PopUp Bagels just opened in Harvard Square last Friday, students and Cambridge residents already see the store as a “staple” of the Square. The chain celebrated its grand opening to a welcoming crowd — after seven months of anticipation — when workers opened their doors early Friday morning. Customers streamed in and out of their 1440 Massachusetts Ave. storefront as a DJ blasted music from inside the store.
Eight International Students at Harvard, Watching America Close Its Doors
A freshman debate champion wakes up to news of his peers marching the streets of Nepal. A trio of friends become high-profile activists. A sophomore from Jakarta searches for the America she idealized as a child.
Who’s Got Queer Cinema?
There’s some unspeakable beauty — the existence of gay relationships, and their existence as high art — in “Queer” and “Call Me By Your Name.” Films like these romanticize this queer becoming. For the lonely, closeted teen, they offer a potential queerness that is inheritable, learnable, engageable.
An Aviation Paradise
“Traditionally, you don’t think of aviation as necessarily an interest or topic because you would write someone off as an avgeek,” he tells me. “You just embrace the identity. I mean, I love planes.”
Everybody’s Gay
From Annenberg to Instagram, queerness becomes an object of close-reading, our eyes trained on the if of inner identity.
Roaches and Fliers and Ants, Oh My! A Guide to Handling Your Dorm Room Pests
When you see a roach, take hold of your nearest hammer-like instrument and go crazy. I am a big fan of shoes — specifically, the Chelsea boot. Who knew that my new fashion statement could deliver such a satisfying crash against the floor?