Word: mathering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though he has tempered his zealotry since then, Granieri still finds himself at the center of controversy. When Mather House erupted this spring after the alleged harassment of a gay student, Granieri was assailed by students who labeled him a homophobe. But Granieri heatedly denied that not siding with the gay student in the conflict makes him a homophobe...
That kind of celebrity has also returned under a slightly different guise during his time at Harvard. In Mather House, Granieri has won a reputation as a some-time buffoon, not immune to beckoning applause. "If it's possible for a conservative Republican to be a kind of flake, Ron is a kind of flake," says Kaufman...
...Mather residents were treated to shades of Lee Atwater when Granieri stripped down to his boxer shorts during a rendition of Frank Sinatra's "All of Me" as part of a Mather Lip Sync contest. Granieri won first prize. He later took honors as the house's Most Unforgettable Character...
...lesbian students hold a "kiss-in" protest at Mather House dining hall after a gay man reports he was harassed the weekend before for making advances on a high school senior. The alleged harassment and the kiss-in polarize much of the house...
...ugly incident at Mather House involving the alleged assault of a gay resident provoked a "kiss-in" demonstration by the gay community in the house's dining hall. Anger erupted when some said the action was "inappropriate," while others said such comments typified the reality of homophobia on campus...