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Damon Hosts Cultural Rhythms

Student performers danced, sang, and occasionally exchanged kisses with host Matt Damon, Class of 1992, at the annual Cultural Rhythms festival.

"I've been kissed more tonight than I was in college," Damon joked.

A capacity crowd filled Sanders Theater Saturday for the event, which was sponsored by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations and featured performances by

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17 student groups.

At the event, the Foundation named Damon "Cultural Artist of the Year" for his humanitarian efforts working to help disadvantaged children and increase AIDS awareness.

Damon also signed a petition to show his support for the movement to create an ethnic studies concentration at Harvard.

Most of the student performers wore green ribbons in support of the cause.

"We still lack an academic structure that studies ethnicity in America," Tri M. Phuong '02 explained, saying Cultural Rhythms was an ideal time to spread the ethnic studies message.

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