Word: decadenza
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Dates: during 2002-2002
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Despite the controversy surrounding “Decadenza,” the mood Saturday night was less sexually charged than generically Harvard. Blissfully ignorant of their lack of rhythm, girls and guys gyrated stiffly to the sounds of Ja Rule, J. Lo and other J-prefixed pop/rap superstars. First-years outnumbered upperclassmen by far and, by all accounts, the night was fairly tame. So much for decadence...
...Mather House Committee held “Decadenza”—a House dance in the spirit of the Roman Empire’s wild orgies. A party with an orgy theme is a welcome addition to the Harvard social scene. Unfortunately, the Mather HoCo advertisements for Decadenza tainted the event by including the slogan “Freshman Girls Free” as a marketing ploy and advertising tactic...
...Decadenza dance is over, but it serves as a reminder of the unfair way first-year women are often treated as sexual objects in the Harvard social scene. Parties—especially those run by University groups—should refrain from using the trite and sleazy marketing scheme of offering discounted admission to first-year women. Of all Harvard’s students, first-year women are already frequent targets of harassment; singling them out and objectifying them at a House dance only reinforces a damaging stereotype...