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Annual Honors Ball!
Shh! ((You’re invited to the Honors speakeasy-themed ball!)) You’re invited to the annual Honors Ball, but keep it on the downlow! This year, we’re partying like it’s the roaring 20s with a speakeasy theme, complete with mocktails, dancing, and murder mystery! Honors Ball: Speakeasy When: Saturday, Apr 25 from 6:30 pm to 9 pm Where: Cortelyou Commons RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/honors-ball-tickets-1986357991223?aff=oddtdtcreator About This Event:…
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Self-definition through Friends
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” While this statement may be a bit inexact, it perfectly expresses the value of friends in helping you define who you are and how you form your identity. To what extent are friends that vital for our self-concept? Click the link…
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Ancient Light: Call Me By Your Name and the Greek Ideal
André Aciman’s novel, and Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 film, is saturated with ancient Greek art. They are not backdrop elements, but arguments. The crumbling statues in the Perlman villa garden, the Greco-Roman bronzes that Oliver and Dr. Pearlman are tasked with cataloguing, are objects symbolizing the film’s secret thesis. The pivotal scene makes this explicit. Elio’s…
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