Word: mathering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...want to try--as BGLSA Co-Chair and Kiss-in participant--to clarify some things about the Mather Kiss-in and the discourse it has triggered. First, Mather is a tender and accepting house overall, a house bold enough to consider difficult issues...
...Mather resident told The Crimson this week, "A lot of people were just shocked by it. The students were shoving it in the face of people who are not ready to deal with it. That's what bothered me about...
...results, although largely positive, have been mixed. Last Saturday, Mather House Master Jeffrey G. Williamson called a meeting to discuss the issue of tolerance and sexual orientation; it was heated, but it was an important first step. On Tuesday, four Mather residents distributed more than 100 pink triangle signs to fellow residents to demonstrate solidarity with the gay, lesbian and bisexual community. They did so following the appearance of a message on a dining hall blackboard reading, "Harvard faggots...
Yesterday, Dunster and Mather house masters said they abandoned the experiment in part because of strong student opposition to the change...
...Mather Master Jeffrey G. Williamson said he was "on the margin" when he cast the vote in favor of last month's lottery alterations, but changed his mind when he realized fewer houses would participate. "It has to be a system that is adopted by all the houses," he said...