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Modern Peruvian thrills of Alma Cebiche
Alma Cebiche & Bar does justice to new versions of canneloni, scallops and more
Canneloni can break your heart. And so often the long stuffed pasta envelopes do: by way of pasty fillings, inert wrappers, icky-rich cream sauces. So when I spied duck confit canneloni with hauncaína sauce on the menu at Alma Cebiche & Bar, chef David Guerrero's modern Peruvian spot in the west side's Energy Corridor, I hesitated.
I know better now. I should have trusted Guerrero's innate verve and elegance to produce an unforgettable version of the dish, as earthy and rich and savory as could be, while somehow retaining lightness and grace.
The finely minced duck filling was opulently soft but still shreddy enough to stay interesting. The delicate pasta sheet enclosing it hovered in that mysterious middle ground between crepe-dom and noodle-dom. And the huancaína sauce that had roped me in, while modeled on the cheese and yellow chile sauce used in a classic Peruvian potato dish, had an airy texture and twinge of heat that made every bite seem better than the last.
Those duck canneloni have raised eyebrows among the more traditional of the chef's South American customers. "That's not Peruvian food," they've told him. Yet Peru - as well as South America itself - is as much a melting pot as Houston or North America. And the high-flying chefs of Lima feel free to dip into the strong Japanese and Chinese traditions that help define Peruvian cuisine, borrowing from the continent's European influences, too.
That's the ambitious, contemporary vein in which the Ecuador-born Guerrero is operating, and the results can be very exciting. At the top of his game, Guerrero is turning out dishes that rival those of the best restaurants in the city.
Yet it's best not to arrive expecting a sophisticated dining experience. Alma Cebiche & Bar has a starter-restaurant vibe, with a skeleton staff of three in the kitchen plus a handful of servers. None of the management layers that smooth the experience at top-of-the-line restaurants applies here. There's no host, no sommelier, not even a printed wine list, although Alma has been open since last June.
The two-top tables are the narrow kind that don't leave enough room if you order multiple dishes. The pomegranate-hued corner space in a fancy Eldridge strip mall, once home to an outpost of Chatters, has been rehabbed on a tight budget. Paintings from a Bolivian artist friend of the chef's line the walls, and the same artist's riveting female android sculpture, lit from within, greets diners at the front door.
In daytime, when Alma draws a lunch crowd from nearby west-side office buildings, the effect is pleasant. Yet at night, the dining room is so dim as to seem gloomy, with a few tables lit by a harsh glare. I wish there had been some money for a lighting consultant, if only because Guerrero's food is often so visually striking that it wants to be seen.
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Alma Cebiche & Bar
1275 Eldridge Pkwy., 281-293-0001
Hours: L Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; D Monday-Friday 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Credit cards: all major
Prices: starters $6-$15; entrees $14-$24 (lunch $8-$14;$6-$7
Must-orders: anticuchos; Papa a la Hauncaína; Cebiche de Camarón; Tiradito de Concita; cebiche sampler; fava bean chupe; "Kiwicha" salad; Solterito salad; Sol y Sombra rice pudding dessert
Reservations: taken; walk-ins welcome
Noise level: quiet to moderate
Website: www.almahouston.com
When the chef actually does a Papa a la Huancaína dish, it appears in meticulous composed salad form, like a Nicoise that has taken a Peruvian vacation. Sliced potatoes fan out on the dark plates that show off Guerrero's food to such advantage, dabbed with that creamy cheese-based huancaína sauce revved with ají amarillo, the Peruvian yellow chile pod. Dark olive segments, wheels of rocoto pepper (the little Peruvian red chiles), queso fresco crumbles and cilantro leaves skitter across the top, with hearts of romaine tilting toward the ceiling. It's smart, and it's glorious.
That's the kind of dish you want to get a good look at before you clear the plate. So is a stunning cebiche (that's the South American spelling of the Spanish ceviche, by the way) of tiradito-style dried scallops, which means the shellfish are sliced in the Japanese sashimi manner, a common practice in Peru. First, though, they are marinated in chicha morada, the purple-corn beverage spiced with clove and cinnamon, which gives them a tinge of musky fruit flavor. The drying tightens the texture, making the round scallop slices almost meaty.
The dish arrives as a dry composition in a broad-rimmed white bowl, the purple-edged scallops set among tiny cucumber dice, whispers of long green peel and tiny exclamation points of black sesame seed. Seeds of rocoto chile are tucked in, too, and a gloss of yuzu juice. Then comes the creamy, russet-colored leche de tigre marinade in a separate pitcher, a sharp counterpart to the swoosh of avocado puree scooting across the rim of the bowl. It's complex, but it doesn't taste over-complicated, and it's not like anything else in town.
That's Guerrero at his best, balancing intense flavors and many pointillistic details with ease. His shrimp cebiche is more of the same, bathed in an unusual roasted tomato leche de tigre that is sweet and tart and rounded, lit up by ají amarillo and dabs of rocoto-chile ketchup that riff cleverly on shrimp cocktail. Red onion slivers add savor, kernels of popcorn and crunchy chulpi corn make the textures fun, and a plantain crisp is the figurative cherry on top.
Alma offers a great cebiche-tasting option that lets you graze among the nine cebiche offerings that are the most exciting part of the menu. You choose three items for $25, six for $45 or all nine for $65. Though each dish is shareable, a single cebiche with one of Guerrero's unusually fine salads would make an excellent light meal. I've had great luck with the Limeño version, the pickled mussel cebiche with cucumber leche de tigre, and a Cebiche Mixto involving a snappy rainforest-style tilapia with shrimp, octopus and bouncy squid rings, all pooled with an ají-limo gigged leche de tigre so alluring I picked up my square saucer and drank the last drops, not caring what Miss Manners would say.
The front page of the menu at Alma is where I've found the most fun, from the finely made beef tenderloin empanadas, their pastry crusts bubbled and flaky, to the dense, fine-textured joys of the beef-heart anticucho, skewered and grilled and sent to the table with Guerrero's magnificent huacatay sauce, a dusky-green puree of Peruvian mountain mint that makes regular mint seems one-dimensional and boring.
The chef is growing his own fresh huacatay leaves, and they show up in a bowl of smoky-green fava-bean chupe studded with tiny cubes of queso fresco, as interesting a soup as there is in town. If only it had been served hotter the noon I sampled it, this soup would have been a home run. As it was, I counted it a triple with runners on base. It was that good.
Even salads get Guerrero's careful attention and inventiveness. I'm a fan of the Solterito salad he did at Samba Grille, his last posting, with its fava beans, queso fresco and ají amarillo vinaigrette turning soft Boston lettuce leaves into something exotic. And I love his "Kiwicha" salad treatment of romaine hearts in an ají-amarillo dressing touched with miso, an intricate dance of color and texture once accents of radish, soft white kernels of choclo corn and slips of snow pea join the party.
The more substantial entrees from the back of the menu can be good, too, but they don't seem to have the confident sparkle of the cebiches and first courses. Meaty paiche, an Amazonian river fish, arrived nicely cooked and kicked up with ají amarillo and hierbabuena, yet another mint variant, which gives the broth an interesting herbal twinge. Lomo Saltado, the soul-satisfying wokked beef dish so dear to Peruvians, suffered from a too-salty mix of soy and oyster sauce in its cooking liquid, and not enough red wine vinegar.
Scallops "Conchitas" didn't have the masterful sear and glaze I recall from Guerrero's work at Samba Grille, and their interesting backdrop of quinoa, oyster mushrooms, rocoto chile and chupe (chowder) emulsion took a hit in the temperature department, arriving lukewarm.
One night, however, I loved a small amuse-bouche sampling of the Tallarín Verde de Corazón, a linguini in multi-herbed pesto mined with bits of grilled beef heart and queso fresco. And a lunchtime wok dish of Shrimp Cau Cau succeeded in its own quiet way, thanks to good-quality shellfish tossed with a dice of potato, green peas and a brothy sauce warmed by ají mirasol, another of those captivating Peruvian chiles.
Like more and more chefs these days, Guerrero does his own desserts. I'm not sure they always work (I'm still puzzling over the Pisco flan with carob syrup and an overbearing persimmon chutney), but when they do, they are dreamy. His cinnamon-spiced rice pudding centered with purple-corn gel and laced with tart nubs of fresh pineapple is a heartbreaker, but in a good way. It may spoil you for other versions forever. It's called Mazamorra, or Sol y Sombra (sun and shadow), and you should not leave without it.
I'm hoping like mad that Guerrero will find his nighttime audience here on the west side. He's cooking with more focus and self-discipline than I remember from my first exposure to his work at Samba, when some of his intricate dishes seemed about to fly apart from centrifugal force. His tiny serving staff may be outmanned at times, but they are cordial and helpful, and they'll patiently bring multiple wine samples as you try to navigate the oral wine list, which consists of varietal names such as "sauvignon blanc." (Ask for the Costieres de Nimes white and the Ribera del Duero red and you'll probably be happy.)
It's an aggravation I'm willing to face to procure some thrilling food. Alma Cebiche may be a neighborhood niche restaurant now, but like Latin Bites before it, it deserves destination status.


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For Columbia College, Barnard College, General Studies, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
This guide was created by Everyone Allied Against Homophobia (EAAH) as an effort to point queer and allied students to the many resources available at Columbia and Barnard.
A note on language: throughout this guide we will be using the terms "LGBTQA" and "queer." LGBTQA stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and Allied, and is a generally accepted umbrella term for the entire community. The word "queer" is also used to refer to the entire community; many students at Columbia prefer the term queer for its political implications and inclusivity.
This guide is always being updated. Do you have suggestions? Comments? Contact EAAH at email@example.com
Student Organizations
Everyone Allied Against Homophobia (EAAH)
Everyone Allied Against Homophobia (EAAH) is Columbia University's anti-homophobia taskforce and queer political activist group. We work to fight homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression within the school community and beyond. EAAH also serves as the University's Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA); we welcome and love allies. We respect each person's personal journey and will never ask you to share or declare your sexuality – although you are more than welcome to! All are welcome.
Columbia Queer Alliance (CQA)
Founded in 1967, the Columbia Queer Alliance has a legacy of pioneering activism and social justice, breaking down barriers and fostering strong, engaged communities. We have continued to stand up, speak out and organize for queer students and their allies by facilitating educational workshops, open forums, speaker series, and social events like our First Friday Dance. Membership is open to all CU students.
"Q" is Barnard College's only group for LGBTQA students. We are open to students of all school affiliations, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Q provides a safe space for queer and allied students to meet, mix, mingle, and come together as a community. Our weekly meetings are dedicated to discussing and responding to issues that affect us as members of the Barnard, Columbia, and global queer communities. Please e-mail us at email@example.com for more information or to join our listserv!
Gayava is the Jewish gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied group at the Columbia/Barnard Hillel. We host social, educational, religious, and cultural events for members and allies of both the Jewish and LGBTQA communities. We provide queer, Jewish space on campus and within Hillel, and work to build connections between communities. Gayava also works to foster awareness of LGBTQA issues in the greater Jewish community, and awareness of religious issues within the greater LGBTQA community.
Proud Colors
The overall objective of Proud Colors is to implement a comprehensive action program to promote an understanding of the past, present, and future experiences, problems, and needs of queer students of color. We aspire to continue the tradition started by Queers of Color, which was officially recognized in 1994 by the Student Governing Board of Earl Hall, and later by the Activities Board of Columbia in 1999. One of the functions of Proud Colors is to further knowledge and acceptance of the queer of color community through discussions, lectures, and other social events. Proud Colors also serves as an independent social, political, support, and discussion group and welcomes all people concerned with the advancement of the interests of queer people of color.
GendeRevolution is Columbia's first organization devoted solely to trans rights. We aim to provide safe spaces on campus for all gender non-conforming and trans members of the Columbia community.
QuAM (Queer Awareness Month)
Queer Awareness Month (QuAM) is a collaboration between Columbia University and Barnard College that takes place in October. QuAM strives to celebrate queer identities and to increase awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues and history. Join us on Low Steps at the start of October to grab a calendar and chat with the committee. Just look for the rainbow balloon arch!
Q House
Q House is a unique residential community dedicated to providing a safe living environment for LGBTQA students at Columbia. Q House residents strive to foster a safe campus environment and engage the Columbia community in meaningful dialogue about LGBTQA issues. In addition, residents seek to foster a creative environment of collaboration that focuses on the intersections of identity and further builds community among all Columbia students. To this end, Q House sponsors events for the larger Columbia community focused on building safe and comfortable social and educational environments in which students feel welcome.
Columbia Mentoring Initiative (CMI)
CMI focuses on the adjustment of first year students to Columbia University and college life. The Peer Advisors and "family" members emphasize leadership and identity development, emotional health, academic success, belonging, and community consciousness.
Queer Peers and Allies
Queer Peers and Allies provides support for LGBTQA students at Columbia University through regular online and in-person peer support and programming. It also provides opportunities for students to create and maintain a sense of LGBTQA community. QPAs are not peer counselors or educators, but are a source of referrals and guidance to the campus community. To join the Queer Peers & Allies team, contact Lea Robinson, Assistant Director, LGBT Programming & Advisement, at email@example.com or 212-854-1675, or Will Simpkins, Program Director, Community and Diversity Initiatives, at firstname.lastname@example.com or (212) 854-2033.
CU SpeakOUT
CU SpeakOUT provides an avenue through which straight-identified allies and LGBTQ people can actively express their affirmation for the LGBTQA community at Columbia University. CU SpeakOUT members are identified by displaying the CU SpeakOUT symbol and thus signify that their space is safe to talk about LGBTQA issues and that people can be "out" or reveal their sexual orientation or gender identity. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to join.
Barnard Queers and Allies Network (BQAN)
The Barnard Queers and Allies Network was established to create a visible LGBTQ-support community at Barnard. Look for the blue cards with the rainbow symbol across campus or this list of those displaying the BQAN card!
Queer Heritage at Columbia
The CQA—Columbia Queer Alliance—is the oldest queer student organization in the world. In early 1967, a few years before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a group of twelve Columbia and Barnard College students gathered in secret to discuss the formation of a 'Student Homophile League" as a support and discussion group for those with sexual feelings for their own gender. After meeting for some time, it was decided that the students would apply for recognition as an official student organization. Accordingly, the leader of the group, Robert Martin, going by the name "Stephen Donaldson," filed the appropriate paperwork and waited.
On April 19, 1967, immediately after the university granted the request for recognition, the Columbia Daily Spectator got hold of the story and sparked a loud and vicious campus debate on homosexuality. This came at the same time that the African-American students first began to agitate for better treatment and the infamous Students for a Democratic Society began the process that led to the 1968 riots and the temporary shutdown of the university. On May 3, the New York Times ran a front page article entitled, "Columbia Charters Homosexual Group," which provoked a national controversy and very nearly cost the students involved in the SHL their careers at Columbia. The Dean of the College David Truman called the group "quite unnecessary," and the director of counseling services, Dr. Anthony Philip, feared that the group would encourage "deviant behavior."
It was only with the support of University Chaplain Rev. John Cannon that the group was able to continue, and even then it was forbidden to serve a social function for fear that this would lead to violations of New York State sodomy laws. In 1971, as a result of intense protests by group members, the administration agreed to establish the "Furnald Gay Lounge," which is now known as the Steven Donaldson Lounge, thereby providing a safe space for queer students. The administration also lifted the ban preventing the group from serving a social function. Shortly thereafter, Rick Shur and other group members founded the First Friday Dance, a monthly event that continues to draw crowds from all over the city. It was at about the same time that the group first chose another name to reflect its mission within changing social mores.
In addition to CQA, several other queer organizations have come along to add to Columbia's rich history. The various other groups—Everyone Allied Against Homophobia, Proud Colors, GendeRevolution, Gayava, and Q—each mobilize different sectors of Columbia's queer community. Within this variety of organizations, students can find their own niche while working toward the common goal of promoting equality for all. Recent initiatives by the queer community include advocating for gender-neutral housing and successfully protesting the return of the NROTC to campus. The housing campaign is ongoing and adds another chapter to Columbia University's long and proud queer heritage of activism and community building.
University Services
Gay Health Advocacy Project (GHAP)
Amsterdam Practice Group, Health Services // (212) 854-6655
The Gay Health Advocacy Project (GHAP) promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people on-campus by providing HIV and STI testing, counseling, and treatment during either walk-in-hours (see website) or regularly scheduled appointments. GHAP staff and volunteers also offer services concerning sexuality, sexual health, and LGBTQ support services. The HIV antibody test provided through GHAP is confidential, open to the entire Columbia community (including partners), and provided at no charge. GHAP is a volunteer driven organization and provides training for volunteers during the fall semester. Please contact if interested.
Daniel B. Chiarilli Co-Coordinator Gay Health Advocacy Program (GHAP) firstname.lastname@example.com
Alice! Health Promotion Program
Wien Hall, Main Floor // (212) 854-5453
Alice! Health Promotion Program seeks to make the campus healthier by connecting students with information and resources, cultivating healthy attitudes and behaviors, and fostering a culture that values and supports a healthy community. Alice! provides workshops and trainings, programs such as CU Move (formerly the 100 m.i.l.e. club) and Stressbusters, and is home to Go Ask Alice!, the health question-and-answer website.
Go Ask Alice!
Go Ask Alice! is a leading health question-and-answer Internet service with an archive of over 3,000 in-depth responses to questions sent to Alice!'s e-mail inbox. The categories—Sexuality, Sexual Health, Emotional Health, Relationships, Alcohol & Others Drugs, General Health, Fitness & Nutrition—are not LGBTQ specific, but they provide answers to many questions applicable to the queer community. If it's on your mind, it's probably on Go Ask Alice!
Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program
3rd floor, Lerner Hall // (212) 854-3500
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program (SVPRP) provides comprehensive and integrated education, support, and advocacy about sexual and relationship violence. Through innovative programming and community collaboration, SVPRP empowers students to heal from sexual violence, make informed decisions, and take action to end sexual and relationship violence.
Men's Peer Education Program (Part of SVPRP)
3rd floor, Lerner Hal // (212) 854-2136
The Program works with men to strengthen attitudes that prevent and interrupt sexual and relationship violence. It offers educational events, prevention strategies, and workshops to engage men to end sexual and relationship violence. It examines notions of masculinities and manhood, and their relationship to violence toward men and women.
Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center
112 Hewitt Hall // (212) 854-WALK
The Barnard Columbia Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center (RC/AVSC) offers a safe and supportive place for survivors of sexual assault and other forms of violence, and provides peer education to the campus community. If you are a survivor of sexual assault and would like to talk to someone immediately, please contact a Peer Advocate by calling 212 854 WALK (24 hours a day/7 days a week) or 212 854 HELP (every night from 7-11pm during the academic year).
Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS)
8th Floor Lerner // Appointments (212) 854-2878
After-hours clinician-on-call (212) 854-9797
CPS supports the psychological and emotional wellbeing of the campus community by providing counseling, consultations, and crisis interventions to all undergraduate and graduate students who have paid the Health Service Fee.
CPS offers short-term individual counseling, couples counseling for students and their partners, student life support groups, medication consultation, training and emergency consultation.
Students are encouraged to select a CPS clinician (bios and photos are available online). CPS adheres to strict standards of confidentiality.
Furman Counseling Center
100 Hewitt Hall // (212) 854-2092
Furman Counseling is the mental health and counseling services center at Barnard College. We provide individual and group counseling, consultations, outreach, referrals, evaluations for medical issues, eating disorders treatment, and emergencies services. We also provide online resources.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Awareness Program (ASAP)
100 Hewitt Hall // (212) 854-2128
The Alcohol and Substance Awareness Program (ASAP) serves the Barnard Community by providing drug and alcohol education, prevention, and intervention efforts on campus. Our purpose is to promote the healthy development of students and to enable them to reach their full potential. Our aim is to encourage students to explore their options and ultimately make choices that are positive for them as individuals.
119 Reid Hall // (212) 854-3063
Well-Woman is the health promotion program and wellness center at Barnard College. Our mission is to promote the health and wellness of Barnard students through a variety of programming activities. Our philosophical approach to wellness focuses on an integration of body, mind and spirit, which moves us toward a more proactive, healthier existence. Programming includes peer and staff education, the well-woman newsletter, wellness floors, the wellness committee, a Q&A column, Tuesday night W-W clinics, campus-wide events, resources, workshops, and the well-woman email list.
Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWAG)
763 Schermerhorn Extension // (212) 854-3277
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender is the locus of interdisciplinary feminist scholarship and teaching at Columbia University. Offering an undergraduate degree program in Women's and Gender Studies and graduate certification in Feminist Scholarship, the Institute draws its faculty from all disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and provides rigorous training in interdisciplinary practice. Courses survey the history and theory of gender studies, preparing students for professional work or further academic engagement in the field.
Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW)
101 Barnard Hall // (212) 854-2067
The Center for Research on Women was founded in 1971 as part of Barnard's longtime commitment to women's equality and to show Barnard's enthusiasm for the new women's movement. The aim of the Center, as articulated by its founding charter, is "to assure that women can live and work in dignity, autonomy, and equality." More than three decades later, we continue to pursue that goal in many ways: by promoting inquiry and advancing knowledge about women; by helping to keep women's issues on the forefront of college life; by seeking to increase ties among diverse groups of women; and by reaching out to students, faculty, administrators, and alumnae, as well as scholars, activists and artists beyond Barnard's gates.
Office of Multicultural Affairs
401 Lerner Hall, MC 2607 // (212) 854-4809
Responding to the needs of our diverse undergraduate student body, the CC & SEAS Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) aims to promote an inclusive university climate by acting as an educational resource that prepares students to succeed in a heterogeneous and ever-changing society. The Office provides a supportive environment for intercultural communication, constructive interaction and mutual understanding.
Office of Multicultural Affairs (Barnard)
(212) 854-9130
Barnard's Office for Multicultural Affairs is committed to fostering diversity and dialogue on Barnard's campus. We provide opportunities for students to learn from and about one another. Working closely with the President, trustees, deans, faculty, administrators, and staff we are also invested in cultivating a campus climate that is welcoming and respectful of those from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Please join us in planning innovative programs and projects that accomplish these ideals.
Intercultural Resource Center
552 W. 114th Street;
The Intercultural Resource Center (IRC) is devoted to promoting a just society and exploring issues of interculturalism and diversity within and beyond the Columbia University community. The IRC provides a forum for education and social exchange that encourages self-discovery and a greater awareness and appreciation of cultural history within and between communities on campus. We endeavor to empower students, faculty and staff with the tools to successfully navigate their environments and thus to positively impact the community at large.
LGBTQA Resource Hub // "The Hub" (212) 854-1675
The Office of Multicultural Affairs operates a LGBTQA resource hub within the IRC. The Hub is staffed by OMA and contains information about campus resources and events. Additionally the space has resources for student organizing including computers, phone, fax, copier and file storage.
Stephen Donaldson Lounge
The Stephen Donaldson Lounge is located in the basement of Furnald Hall. It was previously called the "Gay Lounge" and is dedicated in Stephen Donaldson's memory. The lounge features wireless access, cable television and a comfortable atmosphere. Many of the queer groups on campus utilize the lounge for their meetings as well as for socializing.
**Barnard students need not be signed into Furnald to access the lounge. Desk attendants should be aware of this policy.**
Queer Themed Classes
|Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
|Discourses of Desire: Intro to LGBTQ Studies
|Gender and HIV/AIDS
|Sex, Gender, and Transgender Queries
|Queer Theories and Histories
|Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece
|Issues of Gender in Ancient/Medieval Christianity
|Women and Gender in Latin America
|Gender and Empire
|Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality
|The Sociology of Sexuality
|Gender and Sexuality in Latin American Cultures
Check out the online Course Catalogues for more listings!
Staff & Faculty Contacts
These staff and faculty have volunteered to act as resources for incoming first-years and all LGBTQA students at any of the undergraduate colleges. Feel free to e-mail with any questions or concerns!
- Elizabeth Bernstein (Women's Studies/Sociology): email@example.com
- Maja Horn (Spanish and Latin American Cultures): email@example.com
- Janet Jakobsen (Barnard Center for Research on Women): firstname.lastname@example.com
- Matt Kingston (Associate Director for Housing Operations): firstname.lastname@example.com
- Joyce Lewandowski (College Activities Office): firstname.lastname@example.com
- Kristina Milnor (Classics) : firstname.lastname@example.com (on leave Fall 2009)
- Greg Pflugfelder (East Asian Languages and Cultures): email@example.com.
- Lea Robinson (Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs and Manager of LGBTQA Advising & Programming): firstname.lastname@example.com
- Daniela Arreola Segrove (Admissions): firstname.lastname@example.com
- Kevin Shollenberger (Dean of Student Affairs for CC/SEAS): firstname.lastname@example.com
- Will Simpkins (Office of Career Development): email@example.com
- Dylan Thurston (Math) firstname.lastname@example.com
- Chloe Woodward-Magrane (Admissions):firstname.lastname@example.com
- Rebecca Young (Women's Studies): email@example.com
- Javier Pérez Zapatero (Spanish and Latin American Cultures): firstname.lastname@example.com
- See also the BQAN listing
Campus Favorites
We asked LGBTQA students at Columbia and Barnard for their favorite queer books, movies, date spots, and more. If you're interested in exploring popular queer culture, here are some great places to start!
Favorite Queer Books
Rubyfruit Jungle; Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit; Orlando; Angels in America; Cunt; Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers; Naked in the Promised Land; Zami; Giovanni's Room; At Swim, Two Boys; Realm of Possibility; Boy Meets Boy; Sputnik Sweetheart; Tales of the Lavender Menace; Empress of the Universe; Rainbow Boys; Dare, Truth or Promise; Are You Blue?; Keeping You A Secret; When I Knew; The Invention of Love.
Favorite Queer Authors
David Levithan, Holly Black, Virginia Woolf, Augusten Burroughs, Walt Whitman, David Sedaris.
Favorite Queer Movies
Yossi & Jagger; Imagine Me and You; Best in Show; But I'm a Cheerleader; Victor/Victoria; The Incredibly Awesome Adventures of Two Girls in Love; Paris is Burning; My Own Private Idaho; Bound; Formula 17; Milk; V for Vendetta; Across the Universe; Little Miss Sunshine; The Producers; Itty Bitty Titty Committee; D.E.B.S.; Boys Don't Cry; Brokeback Mountain; The Hours; Not Another Gay Movie; Get Real; Beautiful Thing; Bring It On; Fried Green Tomatoes.
Favorite Queer Performers/Artists
Antony and the Johnsons, Melissa Etheridge, Tegan and Sara, Sarah Bettens, Missy Higgins, Kaki King, Sleater-Kinney, k.d. lang, Alicia Keys, Ani Difranco, Gravytrain!!!!, Girlyman, Neil Patrick Harris, Catherine Opie, Le Tigre.
Favorite Queer TV Shows
Queer As Folk; The L Word; Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; Ugly Betty; RuPaul's Drag Race; Six Feet Under; Will and Grace; Ellen.
Favorite Queer Comedians
Ellen DeGeneres, Eddie Izzard, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Cho, Kate Clinton.
Favorite Queer Websites: afterellen.com, whyarepeoplegay.com, oasisjournals.com, gaycenter.org, girlfriendisahomo.com., pam'shouseblend.com, goodasyou.org, autostraddle.com.
Favorite Queer Social Spots
Q House, Chelsea Piers, Suite, Gingers, Park Slope, BK, The Cubby Hole, the LGBT Center (Youth Enrichment Services), Babeland.
Favorite Queer Events on Campus
The Student Anti-Homophobia Leadership Summit (SAHLS), First Friday dances, Q meetings, Queer Awareness Month (QuAM), "What is queer sex" discussion, Queer Sushi, Queer Cupcakes, Queer Curry, Gayava Shabbats, Queer Prom, Barnard Queer Issues Forum, Babeland workshop, GenderF*CK
Favorite Queer Activist Opportunities
Annual AIDS Walk, SPEAK, FIERCE!, Queers for Economic Justice, and volunteering at the LGBT center.
Favorite Coffee/Snack Places in the City
Nussbaum & Wu, Magnolia Bakery, Alice's Tea Cup, Le Monde, Crisp, Milano's, Artopolis, Crepes on Columbus.
Favorite Date Spots
Rack & Soul, Max Brenner's, Campo, Central Park, Lincoln Center movie theaters, Zen Palate, Bronx Zoo, Crooked Tree Creperie, Community Food and Juice, Teariffic, PostCrypt, Bowery Poetry Club, picnics in
Central Park, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Favorite Classes
Cultural Approaches to the American Past; American Women in the 20th Century; The U.S. in the World; Literary Criticism and Theory; Human Species and Their Place in Nature; Philosophy and Feminism; Psychology and Women; History of African American Music; U.S. Foreign Relations; Introduction to Poetry Writing; Latinos and Film; Behavioral Biology of the Living Primates; History of the South; Reacting to the Past.
Teachers You Should Take a Class With Before Graduating
Mark Carnes, Rosalind Rosenberg, Neferti Tadiar, Constance Brown, Rebecca Young, Frances Negron-Muntaner, Elizabeth Esch, Anders Stephanson, Lisa Tiersten, William Lowe, Mahmood Mumdani, Saskia Hamilton.
Queer Students Speak
Favorite Experiences, Random Thoughts, Words of Wisdom
"I can't have a favorite! My experiences being queer at Columbia - whether they have been fun, challenging, thought-provoking, or frustrating - they've all been so formative to who I am. The events don't have to be high profile. A talk over coffee with a queer friend who's there for you can be more life-changing than seeing the entire queer community together at one big event. "
"I really liked the discussion at ROOTed about bisexuality during QuAM. It was really interesting to hear different viewpoints on the topic."
"Take advantage of everything that Barnard and Columbia have to offer! If you don't know where to find something or how to seek support, just ask a queer student leader and they will be happy to help you out!"
"Favorite moments: came back this summer for the Dyke March and Pride Parade. Late nights in Butler/Lerner with our queer study party: gay takeover style. Went to Times Square for the Presidential Elections, stood next to an adorable gay couple, hugged them when Obama won : )"
"The friendships I've made in the queer community at Columbia have completely changed my life. I'm a stronger person because of their support and I've grown so much as a person. Make sure your community is getting the love, strength, and support it needs, and it's amazing what we all can accomplish! Even if you're not actively involved, reach out - there are tons of amazing friendships to make!"
Student Contacts
These students are involved in the queer community at Barnard and Columbia. They have volunteered to act as resources for you. Feel free to e-mail them with questions, concerns, or just to say hi!
- Janelle Batta (SGA, Resident Advisor) BC '11 firstname.lastname@example.com
- Elizabeth Byerly (Q) BC '11 email@example.com
- Caroline Corley (Q, CUMNCE) CC '12 firstname.lastname@example.com
- Avi Edelman (EAAH, College Democrats) CC '11 email@example.com
- Madeleine Lloyd-Davies (Q, GendeRevolution) BC '11 firstname.lastname@example.com
- Kevin Magos (CQA, QuAM, NSOP, ROOTed) CC '12 firstname.lastname@example.com
- Alicia Mountain (Q, Frisbee, Writing Fellows) BC '10 email@example.com
- David Papas (EAAH, URC, CI) – abroad FA 09 CC '11 email@example.com
- Lianna Reagan (EAAH, College Democrats) BC '11 email@example.com
- Bryan Reid (CMI, CQA) CC '10 firstname.lastname@example.com
- Karimah Rokins (Proud Colors) BC '12 email@example.com
- Nina Spierer (Q) BC '12 firstname.lastname@example.com
- Anna Steffens (Q, SGA) BC '10 firstname.lastname@example.com
- Paul Zachary (Student Government, CQA) GS '10 email@example.com
- Anna Ziering (EAAH, Q, Admissions Office) BC '11 email@example.com
Policies on Discrimination and Harassment
From the Barnard 2009-2010 Student Handbook (excerpts)
"Barnard College is guided by the precept that in no aspect of it's employment practices or educational programs should there be disparate treatment of persons because of improper considerations of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, or disability. This principle is to be observed in employment of faculty, staff, and students; in the admission, housing and education of students; and in policies governing College extracurricular program. While Barnard College has long had an express policy against improper discrimination, it is to be understood the policy also explicitly encompasses the goal that faculty, staff, and students are to be able to work and study free from harassment by peers, co-workers, students, supervisors or teachers, or third parties.
Harassment is any conduct, on or off campus, that has the intent or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual or group's education or work performance or that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational, work, or living environment. Harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or age includes harassment of an individual in terms of a stereotyped group characteristic, or because of that person's identification with a particular group. Appropriate disciplinary actions may be taken…"
From the Columbia University 2009-2010 Bulletin (Excerpts)
"Columbia University is committed to providing a learning environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, and to fostering a nurturing and vibrant community founded upon the fundamental dignity and worth of all of its members. Consistent with this commitment and with applicable laws, it is the policy of the University not to tolerate unlawful discrimination or harassment in any form and to provide students who feel that they are victims of discrimination or harassment with mechanisms for seeking redress.
Columbia University does not discriminate against any person in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs or permit the harassment of any student or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, gender (including gender identity and expression), pregnancy, religion, creed, marital status, partnership status, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military status, or any other legally protected status.
Nothing in this policy shall abridge academic freedom or the University's educational mission. Prohibitions against discrimination and harassment do not extend to statements or written materials that are germane to classroom subject matter.
All members of the University community are expected to adhere to the applicable policies and to cooperate with the procedures for responding to complaints of discrimination and harassment. All are encouraged to report any conduct believed to be in violation of these policies. All students and applicants for admission are protected from coercion, intimidation, interference, or retaliation for filing a complaint or assisting in an investigation under any of the applicable policies and laws. Subjecting another to retaliatory, intimidating, or coercive conduct for filing a complaint or participating in an investigation is prohibited and may be addressed as a separate violation."
Blue Light Zone (Safety)
Like the blue lights on campus that mark your connection to public safety, this section includes the basics of what queer and allied students need to know to stay safe.
Where can I get an HIV test?
GHAP (Gay Health Advocacy Program) provides free, confidential HIV testing. Located in John Jay and with walk in appointments, GHAP is a convenient way to know your status. While you're there, grab some free condoms and lube so you can continue to practice safe sex.
If you're more comfortable off campus, try the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center for comprehensive and sex-positive health care and HIV testing regardless of your ability to pay (see "New York City Resources" for more information). Callen-Lorde's Health Outreach to Teens (HOTT) Program is a comprehensive program specifically designed to meet the needs of LGBTQ young adults ages 13-24. HOTT's services are accessible at a youth-only medical site at Callen-Lorde (356 West 18th St), and at a traveling medical van. HOTT's services are confidential and offered in an accessible, nonjudgmental, caring atmosphere. They are provided free of cost or at low charge (insurance is accepted). Go to www.callen-lorde.org for more information.
Recent studies show that HIV in NYC is on the rise among young men who have sex with men (MSM). New HIV diagnoses among MSM under age 30 have increased by 33% during the past six years, from 374 in 2001 to almost 500 in 2006. New diagnoses have doubled among MSM ages 13 to19, while declining by 22% among older MSM. The under-30 group now accounts for 44% of all new diagnoses among MSM in New York City, up from 31% in 2001. With this in mind, remember how simple and important it is to wear a condom every time.
Women who sleep with women should remember that HIV is not restricted to men or to those who engage in heterosexual sexual contact. Lesbian-identified women have been traditionally underserved by the health establishment, and often have increased risk for certain health issues because they have less frequent and less regular gynecological health care. Remember that gynecological health is important for all women! Callen-Lorde (www.callen-lorde.org) also offers lesbian health services if you are more comfortable in a lesbian-focused health environment.
How can I stay safe at a party?
Make decisions before you go out. Decide whether and how much you are going to drink, whether you want to go home with anyone, and whether you want to use any substances other than alcohol.
While you are out, always mix your own drinks and remember how many you've had. Be sure you know the potential interactions of any substances you are using (for instance, mixing opiates and alcohol can be extremely dangerous). Always use your friends as resources to help you make decisions.
The Barnard College Escort Services provides motorized transportation between 9 PM and 4 AM seven days a week. It can be reached by calling the Barnard Security Office (number below). Columbia University's Escort Service provides trained student escorts from 11 PM to 3 AM every night that classes are in session (number below).
Be sure to have the following emergency numbers in your phone:
Barnard Security and Escort: (212) 854-3362
Columbia Security: (212) 854-2796
Columbia Escort Service (212) 854-7233
NYPD 26th Precinct: (212) 678-1311
St. Luke's Emergency Room: (212) 523-3335
CAVA (Ambulance): (212) 854-5555
How can I stay safe going out at night?
Try going with a queer group for your first time at a club. Some groups hold unofficial social events off campus; these are great opportunities to explore the city and the queer social scene safely. If you don't want to go out with a group, travel with friends.
Be aware of your surroundings: what are the nearby street names and landmarks? Does the neighborhood have an anti-gay reputation? Trust your intuition: do you feel comfortable in your surroundings? Do your best to avoid dark and isolated places. Keep your cell phone ready and accessible, but don't talk or text message while walking on the street.
Prepare for the ride home. Carry enough cash for a taxi in case you don't feel comfortable taking the subway home. Have a car service's number in your phone in case you are in an area without many taxis. If you take the subway, ride in the car with the conductor.
What if my roommate is not queer friendly?
Try to be honest when you're creating the roommate contract; if there is a problem later, you will be able to reference the contract. Try to have a conversation with your roommate; people don't always realize that they are being insensitive. If necessary, ask your RA for assistance or a mediation. If you need to, don't be afraid to ask for a room transfer. If you want more assistance, contact your Residential Life office.
What should I do if I'm sexually assaulted?
Consult the "University Services" section. Specifically, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program and the Race Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Centers will be very useful resources in a situation like this.
What should I do if I'm feeling depressed?
Consult the "University Services" section. The clinicians at Counseling and Psychological Services (Columbia students) and at Furman Counseling Services (Barnard students) are familiar with all types of issues, inclusive of LGBTQA concerns.
How do I report a bias-related or hate crime?
According to New York State, a "bias-related crime" or "hate crime" is any offensive or unlawful act motivated in whole or in part by a person's, a group's, or a place's identification with a certain race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender or age.
All individuals who believe they may have been the victim of a hate crime or may have witnessed a hate crime are encouraged to report the incident to the Security Department immediately by calling x88 or (212) 854-3362, or by going to the Security Department office at 104 Barnard Hall so that the matter may be thoroughly investigated.
An individual, who believes he/she may have been the victim of a hate crime or may have witnessed a hate crime, should contact the Columbia University Department of Public Safety immediately. The Department of Public Safety can be reached at the Morningside Campus, located in room 111 Low Library by calling 212-854-2797.
While you are waiting document the scene: take a photo and try not to disturb the evidence. Also see the "University Services" section above for resources you may want to access if you have witnessed or been the victim of a hate crime.
Resources in New York City
YES (Youth Enrichment Services)
The LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212.620.7310
The YES program is open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people between the ages of 13 and 21. Everything in YES is free and confidential! The YES program exists to provide LGBT young people with community support to foster healthy development, in a safe, affirming, sex-positive, alcohol and drug-free environment.
Health Outreach To Teens (HOTT)
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
356 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 271-7212
Health Outreach To Teens is a comprehensive program designed specifically to meet the medical and mental health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning adglescents and young adults ages 13-24. All of HOTT's confidential services, which are offered in an accessible, nonjudgmental, caring atmosphere, are provided free of charge or at low cost (insurance is accepted).


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Former KNUJ Radio employee, Jon Jahnke, who until recently hosted an on-air morning talk show, is facing three felony counts for electronic solicitation of a child, which carry a penalty of imprisonment for not longer than three years and/or a fine of $5,000 for each count.
Former KNUJ Radio employee, Jon Jahnke, who until recently hosted an on-air morning talk show, is facing three felony counts for electronic solicitation of a child, which carry a penalty of imprisonment for not longer than three years and/or a fine of $5,000 for each count.
The complaint was filed in Brown County Court Wednesday, Dec. 5. Jahnke's first court appearance will be Dec. 18 at 8:30 a.m. at the Brown County Courthouse in New Ulm.
According to the criminal complaint, on Jan. 20, 2010, Special Agent Vern Vandeberg of the Wisconsin Department of Justice–Division of Criminal Investigation, was working undercover as a 15-year-old female on a Minnesota Yahoo online chat room when he received an instant message from a screen name that was later identified as belonging to Jahnke.
The documents state that during the online conversation, Jahnke discussed explicit sexual acts with the undercover agent who Jahnke believed to be a 15-year-old female. The complaint goes on to say that Jahnke also sent several explicit photos and expressed a desire to "meet up" with who he believed to be the young female. He also sent two photos of a vehicle, according to documents, that investigators used to trace back to Jahnke.
After terminating the chat session with Jahnke, according to the complaint, Agent Vandeberg used the information provided by Jahnke to conduct a query that revealed Jahnke's full name and address.
According to details in the complaint on Jan. 21, 2010, Agent Vandeberg again received an instant message from Jahnke and again engaged in the electronic conversation with Jahnke, posing as the same 15-year-old girl. Jahnke went on to describe explicit sexual acts and expressed interest again in meeting who he believed was the young woman. Later that day, Agent Vandeberg also received several e-mails from Jahnke.
At that time, according to the complaint, Agent Vandeberg contacted Sgt. William Haider of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)–Internet Crimes Against Children division and informed him of the acts taking place.
On Sept. 5, 2012, Special Agent Michael Anderson of the BCA received a communication from Investigator Leah Krenz at the Office of the Brown County Sheriff requesting assistance with an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation involving Jahnke.
According to the complaint, that same day Agent Anderson conducted an interview with Jahnke at the Brown County Law Enforcement Center. Jahnke admitted to frequenting Minnesota online chat rooms over the past several years and participating in sexually explicit conversations in those chat rooms. He also admitted to discussing meeting individuals for sexual encounters, saying, however, that he never made physical contact with anyone he met in chat rooms. Jahnke also admitted to sending pictures of himself to people he met in chat rooms.
For the past 15 years, Jahnke was employed by KNUJ Radio and had been the voice behind the "Morning Mess" show held weekday mornings.
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A taste for adventure and a belief that good can be done in tough places led young American diplomat Anne Smedinghoff to Afghanistan, where she reached out to Afghanis, especially children, in hopes they might charge headlong toward their dreams as she did.
The 25-year-old, just three years into a promising foreign service career, was doing just that -- delivering textbooks to a school in southern Afghanistan -- when she was killed April 6 in a Taliban bomb attack that also claimed the lives of four other Americans and an Afghan doctor. She was the first U.S. diplomat to die on the job since last year's Benghazi, Libya, attack.
Her father, Tom Smedinghoff, said he and the rest of the woman's family took comfort in knowing she died doing what she loved, and what she'd been passionate about doing from a young age.
"The mother of one of her grade-school classmates reminded us the other day that when she was in eighth grade, she said, 'I want to be a diplomat,'" Smedinghoff told those packed into St. Luke's Parish in River Forest.
Smedinghoff was remembered as a brave, selfless woman who wouldn't let fear stop her from trying to make a difference in faraway places.
"Meeting Anne changed people's lives," Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy told mourners. "She inspired Afghanis young and old to pursue their dreams, to think critically about our modern world and in many cases to reconsider their perceptions of America."
Mourners lit small candles and watched as pall bearers brought her flag draped coffin into the sanctuary of the church in River Forest, where Smedinghoff grew up.
Outside, along street after street throughout the village, neighbors and strangers touched by her story had tied white ribbons around trees and lampposts.
Tom Smedinghoff marveled at his daughter's sense of adventure and admitted that he and his wife lived vicariously through her.
There was the time in college when she went skydiving and didn't tell her parents. She biked 4,000 miles across the country for a cancer fundraiser. She took her parents to check out Angel Falls deep in the jungle in Venezuela, her first diplomatic positing.
"The foreign service really was a perfect fit for her," her father said. "... It combined her love of foreign policy with her desire for adventure."
Smedinghoff joined the foreign service right after graduating from Johns Hopkins University, where she majored in international studies and became a key organizer of the university's annual Foreign Affairs Symposium in 2008. The event draws high-profile speakers from around the world.
After her assignment in Caracas, Venezuela, she volunteered for Afghanistan.
One of Smedinghoff's favorite projects there was working with the Afghan women's soccer team and helping it gain greater acceptance in the deeply conservative country. To ensure she could better interact with the Afghan players, Smedinghoff even practiced her own soccer skills on her days off.
She appeared on Afghan TV for a cultural discussion in which she talked of the similarities between Thanksgiving and Muslim holidays to show both societies shared a devotion to family gatherings and giving thanks.
About two weeks before her death she was chosen to assist with a visit to Afghanistan by Secretary of State John Kerry, reflecting the trust placed in the second-tour officer despite her few years of service.
Kerry stopped in Chicago on Monday to visit Smedinghoff's parents and praised the young woman as having been "full of idealism and full of hopes."
She was to finish her Afghanistan assignment in July. Already fluent in Spanish, she was gearing up to learn Arabic, first for a year in the U.S. and then in Cairo, before a two-year assignment in Algeria.
Smedinghoff volunteered for the toughest assignments because places like Paris and London, she once told her father, would be so boring.
"It never occurred to Anne that she might take the easy path. She was committed to pushing herself," Kennedy said.
Also killed in the attack were three U.S. service members, a U.S. civilian Defense Department worker and an Afghan doctor. They were walking from a military base to a nearby school when two blasts went off, apparently from an explosives-packed car driven by a suicide bomber and then a roadside bomb.
Her death, Kennedy said, might cause some to wonder if the payoff from such work is worth the risks.
"I, for one, have absolutely no doubt Anne's answer would be yes," Kennedy said.
Last week Smedinghoff's Fenwick High School alma mater held a special mass in her honor.
NBCChicago.com's Anthony Ponce and Lisa Balde contributed to this report.


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Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Extraction: Distilled from leaves. The sweet smell is soft, lemony.
Medicinal Action: Melissa treats indigestion, lung congestion, high blood pressure, muscle spasms, menstrual problems, and sometimes infertility. It fights inflammation and viral infections such as strep, herpes and chicken pox.
Emotional Attribute: Shock, distress, depression, nervousness and insomnia are helped by melissa's sedative action. Gerard (agreeing with Avicenna) said it "maketh the heart merry, joyful, strengtheneth the vitall spirits."
Associated Oil:
Lemon Verbena (Aloysia triphylla, formerly Lippia citriodora) --Similar in fragrance and cost to melissa, lemon verbena is often adulterated with less expensive oils. It is used on oily complexions and for nervous indigestion. The soothing fragrance encourages both sleep and concentration.


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The male point of view on diversity, especially gender diversity, isn't often heard. In this video, I talk about my own definition of diversity and inclusion, my hopes for my daughter, Maggie, and the advice I would give to men wanting to understand more about gender inequities, especially in the workplace.
I have had the privilege of having a strong line of women in my life, from my grandmother Maggie, who lived to 100, to my mother June, who recently passed, to my wife, Martine, with whom I am celebrating 25 years of marriage. Finally, there is my daughter, Maggie, who recently graduated from university and to whom I devote part of this video.
My definition of a progressive workplace is one that ensures we include and bring together the very best of our teams and our people, so high diversity wins, hands down. I think of diversity as encompassing gender, race, point of view, perspective and culture.
For men in the workplace wanting to understand and close the gender gap, I have this advice: What I often find is that men get together with men to talk about issues relating to women. What I would like to say to men out there is to get together with women to talk about issues relating to women. That approach gets to the heart of starting to explore some real opportunities for how we actually make a difference in terms of the diversity of our workplaces and our work environments. That's a great place to start.
On a personal level, the advice I give to my daughter, who I believe will take on and change the world, is clear and optimistic: Know that you're equal in opportunity, you're equal in merit, you're equal in performance, and you're equal in the ability to make a real difference.


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THE BOOK WHISPERER: AWAKENING THE INNER READER IN EVERY CHILD by Donalyn Miller (Jossey-Bass)
Sporting possibly the best book title since Smith and Wilhelm's READING DON'T FIX NO CHEVYS, the moniker unfortunately does not clue us in to the real topic that this book addresses. This book is less about awakening the child than awakening the educator to the true dangers of "The Matthew effect" (referring to Matthew 13:12, "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer") in which "students who do not read regularly become weaker readers with each subsequent year," while "their peers who read become stronger readers...creating an ever-widening achievement gap." The upshot of all this indicates that "no matter the intervention, developing readers must spend substantial instructional time actually reading if they are to attain reading competence." This is a book about making time to read.
Miller invites educators to consider what reading means to them, asking where they fall in "Rosenblatt's transactional theory," defining two types of booklovers: efferent readers, who see reading as a way to acquire knowledge, and aesthetic readers, who see reading as an emotional and intellectual journey. She then challenges educators to consider how the kinds of readers we are impacts the way we deliver instruction. Miller also does the important work of redefining children as readers. She offers us a new and positive vernacular: "developing" readers instead of "struggling" readers, "dormant" readers instead of "reluctant" readers ( she quotes Mark Twain: "The man who does not read great books is no better than the man who can't"), and a new category, the "underground" reader:
Underground readers are gifted readers, but they see the reading that they are asked to do at school as completely disconnected than the reading they prefer to do on their own. Underground readers just want to read and for the teacher to get out of the way and let them.
Make sure to have a pile of post-it notes handy when approaching this book, because you will want to mark and remember all the fresh ideas, succinct research, the helpful sidelines (including Daniel Pennac's "Rights of the Reader" and Jen Robinson's "Why You Should Read Children's Books as an Adult"), booklists, websites, and student forms and samples. She outlines conditions for learning, and brings the responsibility of the child into the equation. For all of these selling points, the great, great strength of this volume is that it does not only identify problems in the way we approach instruction, it offers viable remedies. Miller does an extraordinary, comprehensive, and long-overdue-in-the-profession job of naming practices that are habitual but don't work, and then offers alternatives. Traditional practices like teaching whole-class novels, round-robin reading (shudder), comprehension tests, reading logs, book reports and extrinsic incentives all get modern makeovers via genre studies, book commercials, book reviews, audiotapes, reading buddies and role models. This book is so smart in that it reminds us that pedagogy is a science, a series of experiments, some of which fail but some which succeed, and like a scientist she offers both her own anecdotal evidence and observations for other scientists to compare.
Admittedly, there are some points that I myself have experienced differently in my own lab. I am loath to completely give up the whole-class novel, which I have found increases exposure to print and builds community when paired with read-aloud in a whole-group setting. In practice, I probably would push children to read further through books they may not initially like (out of respect and gratitude for my fifth grade teacher Mrs. Schultz, who insisted I go deep into Farley Mowat's OWLS IN THE FAMILY even though I was hardly in the mood for a story of boys in Saskatchewan, and my eighth grade teacher Mrs. Smith's plodding through Nathaniel Hawthorne's initially inscrutable HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES, only to break through around page 48 with what was akin to a sunrise of beautiful writing). Miller is somewhat laissez-faire for my taste when it comes to the care and keeping of books, bemoaning "Those plastic bags [protecting books] are a symbol that reading is an act students cannot take responsibility for without monitoring from a teacher. Why do we work so hard to build fences between our students and books?" As a teacher who has spent so much out-of-pocket to build a collection and who covers paperbacks with contact paper, book care seems like an etiquette issue as much as a responsibility issue, and I would never dream of borrowing a friend's book without securing it safely in a waterproof bag.
Opinions and nitpicking aside, the fact remains: Miller is a real teacher with real rapport, not a robot delivering prescribed curriculum. She writes quite honestly about her own trials and errors, and what works for her, giving a convincing argument as to why they will work for us, too. She has been a renowned and helpful blogger, and a seasoned sixth grade teacher in Texas. In the course of my own travels and exchanges, I have come to the conclusion that Texas boasts a uniquely impressive breed of teachers and school librarians. The state is home to a truly extraordinary Association of Future Educators, offering support (and unbridled enthusiasm) at an early age for those who receive "the calling," and a teaching corps who often receive the brunt of some particularly brutal standardized testing stress. As a result, many have become notably ingenious about delivering exciting and progressive education in the face of adversity. This credibility inspires a willingness to at least try what Miller is advocating or consider old practices with new eyes, and whether or not you agree with every point, you can trust each one is derived from a place of thought, experience and professionalism, worthy of both reflection and conversation.
We are very much on the same page when it comes to validating reading choices by children, and in fact, there have been many people on that page...the page itself is not new. In an article I wrote for Educational Leadership magazine (May 2000) "The Best Twenty-Five Cents I Ever Spent," I allude to Jeanette Veatch's slim but genius 1968 title, HOW TO TEACH READING WITH CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
Veatch is very simple and direct. "First, get LOTS of BOOKS! BIG books, little books, FAT books, thin books, fairy stories, cowboy stories, mysteries, silly stories..." About thirty years later, this is all reiterated and advocated in another way in my own book, HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD TO LOVE READING, in the context of what I refer to as a "motivation-based approach to reading." Best practice still boils down BIG books, little books, FAT books, thin books. But what Miller does here that's new is to fit the argument for more time spent reading these books with some brass knuckles, just the arsenal needed by teachers to battle the bullying aftershocks of No Child Left Behind. Miller offers a very specific plan, a "forty book requirement" (broken down by genre) that gets kids reading more whether or not they read all forty. However teachers tweak it to reflect style, at the heart of this book is a way that works and a way that resonates with real children. If you read between the lines, this book says "you want results? I'll give you results. Just give me the freedom to teach the best way I know how." Let's hope that's one book whisper that grows louder and louder and louder.
At the close of the last page, anyone who cares about children and reading will have a new appreciation of the importance of giving children the chance to read, the choice of what to read, and resources and strategies to make it all happen in the real world and in real time.
We can spend hours determining what students should know and be able to do, crafting instruction to accomplish the desired results, but without considering students' rights to an engaging, trustworthy, risk-free place in which to learn, what we teach will always fall short. Students must believe that they can read and that reading is worth learning how to do well. We have to build a community that embraces every student and provides acceptance and encouragement no matter where students are on the reading curve.
Oh, Donalyn Miller. You go, girl.
Also of interest:
More resources from more experts!
Once the Reader's Theater bug bites, you'll also want to check out Judy Freeman's outstanding resource ONCE UPON A TIME: USING STORYTELLING, CREATIVE DRAMA AND READER'S THEATER WITH CHILDREN IN GRADES PRE-K-6 which includes performance hints, songs, scripts, and the kind of fantastic annotated thematic booklists and bibliographies that made the author famous.
And as you compose summer reading lists, you will want to check out RAISING BOOKWORMS by Emma Walton Hamilton (Beech Tree), containing excellent techniques, activities and reading recommendations arranged in age groupings (babies and toddlers, preschoolers, elementary school and middle school), with a special section addressing FAQ's such as "Is It Too Late to Help High Schoolers?", "How Do I Know If My Child Has a Reading Problem?" "How Can I Best Use [The Internet and TV] To My Advantage?" and a super amazing appendix of tables outlining strategies for each age group. This is like having all the great little brochures and booklists you've been saving from the public library in one handy-dandy compendium, but written with all the warmth of a mom sitting across a kitchen table from you while your children are busy on a playdate.
Hope these guides give everyone a head start on circumventing the nefarious summer slide. Happy reading!
More Esmé stuff at www.planetesme.com.


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World Health Organization scientists are suspected of accepting secret bribes from vaccine manufacturers to influence the U.N. organization's H1N1 pandemic declaration, according to Danish and Swedish newspapers.
Meanwhile, pharmaceutical profits from swine-flu-related drugs have soared – with earnings between $10 billion and $15 billion in 2009, investment bank JPMorgan estimates.
As WND reported, WHO Director General Margaret Chan initially raised the influenza pandemic alert to its second-highest level in May – but evidence reveals the agency may have made it easier to classify the flu outbreak as a pandemic by changing its definition to omit "enormous numbers of deaths and illness" just prior to making its declaration.
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The world was gripped with fears of swine flu as the alert increased from Phase 5 to Phase 6, the highest level. Immediately, pharmaceutical companies began working to develop vaccines, and countries tailored their responses to address the situation.
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Danish newspaper Information reported that when Chan raised the level of pandemic alert on June 11, the declaration meant substantial economic benefits for the pharmaceutical industry – especially since many countries have contracts with major drug companies and are required to purchase vaccines in the event of a pandemic. Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet echoed Information's report.
"Many of the apparently impartial researchers the WHO uses, however, are paid by the companies that produce vaccines," states a translated version of the Information article, "Strong lobbying behind WHO resolution on mass vaccination."
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One expert in a WHO H1N1 advisory group, Dr. Albert Osterhaus, has been subject to a Dutch government investigation. The government convened a crisis meeting after an article in Science magazine indicated that Osterhaus has financial interests in several pharmaceutical companies.
Osterhaus, known as "Dr. Flu," is the head of the department of virology at the Erasmus Medical Center, University of Rotterdam. According to a European Commission Research website, Osterhaus is co-founder of two biotech companies and promotes vaccines as solutions for pandemics.
Another expert who advises WHO on vaccines, Dr. Frederick Hayden, is described as a flu-research coordinator from the Wellcome Trust in London.
However, according to the report, Hayden also serves as a "paid adviser" for pharmaceutical companies Roche, RW Johnson, SmithKline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome.
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WHO expert Dr. Arnold Monto is also purportedly a paid consultant for MedImmune (a company that produces nasal flu vaccine), Glaxo Wellcome and ViroPharma. However, WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts never divulged those ties, according to the report.
The newspaper also states that numerous pharmaceutical companies maintain an active presence during WHO advisory group meetings, with representatives listed as "observers."
Professor Tom Jefferson, epidemiologist at the Cochrane Center in Rome, told Information he believes the researchers' dual roles are problematic, and he noted the WHO's emphasis on drugs rather than proper hygiene habits.
"The WHO's latest recommendation on the control of pandemic influenza has frequent washing of hands mentioned twice," he said. "Vaccines and antivirals are, however, mentioned 24 and 18 times. Why would an international public-health agency focus on much more expensive interventions, such as vaccines and medication, when it is not proven that they work?"
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Jefferson said washing one's hands is the only proven method of flu prevention.
Wolf Dieter Ludwig, head of the drug commission of the German Medical Association, told Der Spiegel he has no doubt pharmaceutical companies have been seeking to capitalize off what he called a "nonexistent threat."
WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told Information it's natural to allow representatives of the pharmaceutical industry to participate in WHO meetings.
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"Everybody has something to contribute in this process – industry, [nongovernmental organizations] and professional players – so we can gather all information," he said. "They cannot vote. They have no influence on the outcome, and they can only speak when they are asked. We make vaccine recommendations, so we need knowledge about what is required to produce a vaccine. Only the manufacturers have that knowledge."
According to the report, WHO does not publicize information about advisers' financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
"All staff must sign the declaration of conflicts of interest, so we are clear about their background," Hartl said. "But again, Frederick Hayden is the best influenza virologist in the world, so if you want to know how influenza behaves, you ask Fred Hayden."
Asked why WHO doesn't publish the advisers' financial ties to drug companies, he replied, "I'm not sure why we didn't publish it. I can't answer that. … It is possible that we will look at a code of disclosure of financial information, but I cannot promise anything."
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He continued, "WHO has a system that guarantees independence. … We do not let anything or anyone influence us."
Louise Volle, journalist at the Danish daily and co-author of the report, told Russia Today, "The biggest problem seems to be that we don't know enough. There's not enough transparency on financial disclosure on the expert groups used by WHO. … Scientists who appear to be independent are also hired consultants working for the same pharmaceutical companies who produce the vaccines. This is clearly an issue that needs to be taken care of."
Volle said she does not expect that the WHO will publish the financial disclosures on its experts unless public pressure is put on the organization.
Asked whether any solid investigations are being conducted to explore the allegations, she replied, "Not currently. I don't think so. … [I]t has to be public what is going on in these meetings and what is going on in these expert groups. Who are the people working for WHO? And who else are they working for?"
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According to Voice of America, Keiji Fakuda, WHO director general on pandemic influenza, refuted claims that WHO is in collusion with the pharmaceutical industry. He also noted that 150 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been distributed in 40 countries.
Meanwhile, WHO reports the global H1N1 death toll at 8,768 as of Dec. 4.
According to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2,500 and 6,100 Americans died from swine flu between April and Oct. 17 this year.
However, the CDC also reports that during a typical U.S. winter, normal seasonal flu strains result in an average of 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 American deaths – roughly 10 times the current swine-flu death rate.
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Leading epidemiologists are now predicting the pandemic may rank as the mildest on record.
Note: Concerned individuals may contact the World Health Organization.
Ahmad Fawzi, director of the news and media division, Kiyo Akasaka, undersecretary-general for public information, and Ban Ki-moon can be contacted via e-mail.
If you're a member of the media and would like to interview Chelsea Schilling, e-mail [email protected].
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Watch 'Weird Al' Yankovic's Hilarious 'Word Crimes' Video
The grammar police have arrived.
"Weird Al" Yankovic is releasing a video from his new album "Mandatory Fun" every day this week, and his latest is "Word Crimes," a hilarious parody of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" that may as well have been called "Usage Nerds, Unite."
In the text-heavy video, Yankovic will call you out for poor grammar, using lyrics such as:
"It's a good time 2 lern some grammer? / Now did I stammer? / Work on that grammar. / You should know when / it's less or it's fewer / like people who were / never raised in a sewer."
And this: "I hate these word crimes / like I could care less / that means you do care / at least a little."
The "Word Crimes" video follows Yankovic release of "Tacky," a parody of Pharrell's "Happy" that features his comedian friends Margaret Cho, Eric Stonestreet, Jack Black, Aisha Tyler and Kristen Schaal.
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Bergen Village LLC is in receivership and could be sold at auction at the end of July.
The restaurants and shops that rent space in the shopping center are not expected to be affected by the impending negotiation, said Kathy Ellman, a listing broker at Terra Firma Real Estate & Development LLC who manages the property at 1240 to 1262 Bergen Parkway.
Bergen Village includes restaurants such as Cuisine of the Himalayas and Beau Thai, stores such as Hearthfire Books and Treats, and a Chase Bank branch.
El Rancho Restaurant has a new owner and a new future — as a brewpub.
The Vincent family — three Vincent brothers and their spouses — bought the iconic property on Interstate 70 on May 4 for $1.2 million, according to Jefferson County clerk and recorder records.
The group plans a multimillion-dollar renovation, including a complete overhaul inside, and new brewing equipment, said Bob Vincent, who lives in Hiwan Hills with wife Laurie Vincent and their children.
If you've ever wanted to tour some of the luxury homes in Evergreen, there will be an opportunity on May 31.
The first Parade of Luxury Homes Evergreen will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day, and you will be able to visit eight homes for sale on Upper Bear Creek Road, Squaw Pass and in Soda Creek, greeted by interior designers, artists, brokers, wealth managers, Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce members and neighbors. Each home is worth between $2.5 million and $7 million.
After serving as interim president for the past two months, Betsy Hays is officially at the helm of the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce.
Last week the chamber's board of directors selected Hays from a number of candidates for the full-time position, which includes responsibilities as CEO for the organization.
In her leadership role Hays says she is focusing on serving chamber members and promoting Evergreen businesses.
The detour around Evergreen Lake is getting mixed reviews from the businesses affected most — those on Meadow Drive and those off Upper Bear Creek Road.
For businesses along Meadow Drive, the detour means hundreds of motorists seeing what they have to offer, and business owners say that while those cars may not be stopping now, they hope to see new customers when traffic returns to normal.
It's a good thing the owners of the new pizzeria in Kittredge really like pizza.
They say they eat pizza all the time, mostly at their Colorado High Country Pizza restaurant, but sometimes when co-owner Steve Abbott goes home after a long day of throwing pizza dough, slathering on sauce, sprinkling the cheese and adding the toppings, he orders out pizza.
Now that's pizza dedication.
Evergreen resident Bill Sandifer is happy that the recycling center behind the Bergen Park King Soopers is still open.
"It's important to the community," he said.
When Sandifer recently went to the facility with a load of recyclable items, he saw a closed sign at the entrance. Later, he called Waste Management about the recycling center, and a representative told him it had closed permanently.
Are you in the mood for a casserole for dinner, one you don't have to fix yourself?
Then you may want to consider Betty Casserole.
It's a new service based in Kittredge that delivers a casserole to your door — either hot and ready for the dinner table or cold but ready to be warmed up later.
While the concept and even the name sound like something out of a "Leave It to Beaver" television script, this business is more than that.
Indian Hills' latest restaurateurs believe in the transcendent power of macaroni.
Which makes sense, because their new eatery on Parmalee Gulch Road has been dubbed Mac Nation Café.
The philosophy at Mac Nation is simple: Everybody loves macaroni.
"You can hit everybody's palate with it and warm their soul," said chef Anthony Saxon.
The restaurant, which features squashy couches and bright colors, will open for business April 1.
Real estate developer Dave Wilson has a vision for a new $15 million to $20 million shopping and condo complex he wants to build in Bergen Park.
Wilson wants to redevelop a slightly more than 10-acre parcel that includes the former BMC lumber yard east of the Evergreen Mercantile building at 1232 Bergen Parkway. It also includes the Wild Game Rendezvous Tap & Kitchen entertainment complex and a former U.S. Postal Service substation that's currently empty.
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yo dudes
it's crazy - two years ago i got a little article written about me in a food newsletter and 30 people showed up at my door on Thanksgiving morning to buy my bread.
i had no idea what i was doing...
well, i'm doing it again this year, but i'm going to be a bit more... professional about the whole thing.
i'm now accepting pre-orders for Thanksgiving bread. you can order to pick up the day before, or the morning of, it's up to you.
what am i baking? i picked the 3 most delicious and Thanksgiving-y breads I could think of:
- seed feast. i mean, what the heck, the frikkin pilgrims and native americans probably ate this bread at the original feast, right? (bread flour, whole wheat flour, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, sourdough culture, sea salt)
- black pepper parmesan. the mighty return of everybody's favorite!! i haven't made this bread for months, but there's no better time than now. what's better than cheese on bread? cheese IN bread. (bread flour, whole wheat flour, parmesan, black pepper, sourdough culture, sea salt)
- whole wheat cranberry walnut. i actually haven't made this bread since Thanksgiving 2010. i hope i can remember how it goes... jk sucka, this bread will blow your g-d mind. (whole wheat flour, bread flour, walnuts, cranberries, raisins, sourdough culture, sea salt)
all breads are $6/loaf, available by pre-order only.
what do i think you should do? order for pick up on Thanksgiving morning, and then come hang out with me at The Mill, grab your bread, have a cup of coffee, and be eternally thankful for the miracle of life. then stuff yourself and take a nap.
(and YES, Thanksgiving is actually on my birthday this year - I am turning 30.)
if all this pre-order stuff is too much for you to handle, then worry not! i will also be selling bread at Bi-Rite Market on Tues & Wed the week of Thanksgiving. bread everywhere, so awesome.
<3 josey