"I think Harvard is significantly liberal, but I think other viewpoints are listened to," said Travis F. Batty '02, the press agent for HRRC.
The hosts served apple pie for dessert while a number of students told the group about their experiences as conservatives.
Housman said that he first realized he was conservative when "I got my first paycheck and didn't get as much as I thought I was going to get," because of taxes.
Rachel L. Brown '01 said that her liberal family was disappointed in her beliefs.
"My parents think [conservatism] is a phase I'm going through," she said.
Roman Martinez '01 said that upon becoming editor of the Harvard Salient, he was told, "You're now the campus anti-Christ."
Organizers said this is the first "coming-out" dinner of this kind in Harvard's recent past.
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