Word: pride
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...winter, buffeted by the merciless southeaster or broiled by the African sun (whose glare in the limestone quarry permanently impaired Mandela's vision), each team was assigned an instructor--in history, economics, politics, philosophy, whatever. Previously barren recreation hours were filled with cultural activities, and Mandela recalls with pride his acting in the role of Creon in Sophocles' Antigone...
Besides representation, reporting sporting successes can only help in building a sense of pride and school spirit, sadly lacking at Harvard. How many of us even know that we have a champion women's squash team, which won the NCAA title five years in a row and includes the reigning No. 1 player in the country? Finally, some extra publicity could help deserving causes, such as W. Rugby's bid to gain varsity status and secure the additional resources the program merits...
Apparently, freedom from the responsibility to divulge actual actions is widely appreciated. Some even count on the vagueness. Ken G. Haig '99 admits that because of the ambiguity, "people give you the benefit of the doubt." Jack P. Donahue '01 agrees, confiding it's "to protect pride, because then people can assume you did more than you did." However, most see the ambiguity as either a way to protect privacy or as a concession to politeness. "Especially girls don't want to say, 'yeah, I fucked this guy last night' or 'yeah, I went down on this guy,'" insists Begnaud...
Gaypril--the Harvard queer community's pride month--arrived with a flurry of rainbow colors, provocative posters and pink triangles. Most of us will smile and nod at (or ignore) this little bout of activism and visibility and go our merry way. But, as with other waves of activism, Queer Harvard Month presents an opportunity for all members of the community to make a stand for something greater than ourselves--justice...
...posters are, thus far, the most salient feature of this month's gay pride celebration. If we assume that the posters are not a Lampoon prank, and are actually the consciously constructed public image that the queer community on campus wishes to project, let us analyze that image based on the content of the posters...