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Harvard Dorm To Re-Examine 38-Year-Old ‘Drag Night’ Tradition

John Cronin

A committee at one of the undergraduate dormitories at Harvard College is considering whether to continue running "Drag Night."

Adams House, which includes sophomores, juniors, and seniors, has been running the yearly event since 1980, when a student reported being attacked by other students because he was a homosexual, according to The Harvard Crimson.

Kavanaugh Flatly Denies Accusations, Gets Personal in Emotional Television Interview
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Kavanaugh Flatly Denies Accusations, Gets Personal in Emotional Television Interview

John Cronin

Brett Kavanaugh is no Clarence Thomas.

Kavanaugh denied allegations of sexual misconduct in forceful terms during an interview on Fox News on Monday night. But while Thomas in 1991 memorably denounced the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and its staff for digging up "sleaze" and "dirt" on him in what he called a "high-tech lynching for uppity blacks," Kavanaugh declined to speculate on whether the attacks on him are politically motivated or even to acknowledge repeated questions about the motives of those promoting the accusations.

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