Greer Hanshaw



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Decent Exposure

Greer Hanshaw

Precious White Eggs — Feb 18, 2010

Yes, men were in The Vagina Monologues. And yes, Eve Ensler, playwright, strictly forbids this. But honestly, you probably wouldn’t notice them anyway. When they leave the stage after the introduction, they don’t really come back. Despite some intermittent appearances, the play remains affirmatively feminine in scope and ...

Out and Devout

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Olympian — Feb 25, 2010

Andrew Sullivan, a senior editor for The New Republic, knew his audience. He did not come to proselytize; the crowd at McCosh 50, he well understood, needed little convincing that gay rights deserve support. Instead, he led us between left and right, alerting us to the political arguments which have ...

Community Service, Reimagined

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No Hard Feelings — Mar 25, 2010

Our Art Therapy Breakout trip, led by sophomores Arielle Sandor and Sojung Yi, started not in Washington D.C. but along the way in Baltimore. The first day, before our group had even established strong ties, we found ourselves at the Rita Project, a non-profit organization which works to prevent ...

The Decisive Moment

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Ash April — Apr 22, 2010

What realizations, I wondered, were the museum’s visitors making as they wove through the halls of the MOMA. Like myself, they had come to see The Modern Century, a collection of 300 works by famed photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. While I went the first day, April 11th, his work will ...

Hide Yo Bigots

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Of Course — Dec 9, 2010

During the BET awards last month, an enthusiastic Antoine Dodson briefly assumed control of the stage and gave a rousing rendition of his famous single, “The Bed Intruder Song.” Dodson’s glee was apparent from his vivacious grin, and his energy incited cheers and applause from the crowd. Dodson bore ...

Imagery and Anxiety

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Stranger Danger — Apr 7, 2011

Casually, if cautiously, a throng of men encircles the scarred metal of an American fighter jet, the US F-15. A few, more daring men climb the torched cockpit, and children observe with rapt interest. This first American lapse in the ongoing Libyan crisis saw a malfunctioning jet crashed and mangled ...

Online Obligations

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The Soft Issue — Dec 1, 2011

Trying to return what wasn't ordered.