Word: peers
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...point about patronage is that it is not an extension of rights but a form of social control. The Benevolent Peer did, of course, exist. There were always English aristocrats willing to espouse liberal views, and they are commemorated in this show by Francis Wheatley's genre painting of John Howard, the pioneer of English carceral reform, visiting a prison in 1787. The work once belonged to the reforming, antislavery Tory, Lord Harrowby. But the show and its catalog broadcast together on a narrow band of social meaning, emitting what is basically a fantasy about relationships between taste, property...
...writing to correct a reference to CONTACT in The Crimson on October 24, 1985, which described us as a "gay crisis phoneline" in the context of describing GLSA's [Gay and Lesbian Students' Association's] goals for the year. While CONTACT is a peer counseling hotline that primarily addresses issues of sexual orientation, we do not limit our counseling to members of the gay community or even to students who are questioning their sexual identity. CONTACT is also concerned with providing information and promoting mutual understanding on issues relating to sexual orientation for all members of the Harvard community whether...
...connection with GLSA, we are an entirely separate organization and are affiliated with UHS like all of the other peer counseling hotlines on campus (Room 13, Eating Problems Outreach, Peer Contraceptive Counseling, and Response). While we share some common concerns with GLSA, it it important to clarify that we are not a gay students' organization: many of our counselors are gay, but we do not select counselors on the basis of their sexual orientation...
Certainly the administrators in the Dean of the College's office are good people sensitive to the issues. Ellen Porter Honnet, newly-appointed Acting Assistant Dean of the College in charge of students with sexual harassment complaints, seems perfectly suited to her job. Her advising of two peer counseling groups, Response and Eating Problems Outreach, gives her not only experience with the issues but contacts with students. No one can doubt her concern and interest in the topic, nor can one doubt the sensitivity of Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett...
...Peer training sessions should be implemented in the police and fire departments to reduce anxiety about AIDS and eliminate stereotypes, and hospitals administrations should be advised how to provide first-rate, compassionate medical care to AIDS patients," Russell said in his response to the questionnaire...