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Foster's genius--the word is hardly too strong--is most apparent in his structural thought. He has often been called a high-tech architect, but actually, despite the complexity of some of his designs, the buildings don't brandish their technological language as gee-whiz metaphor; they use it as an essential tool of spatial effects and structural needs, always seeking the most elegant and succinct solution. "The idea of high-tech is a bit misleading," Foster says. "Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you can't separate technology from the humanistic...
...Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) brings role-playing to a frighteningly bizarre level. The Society credits itself with "recreat[ing] the good aspects of the Middle Ages in the modern world." Yes, membership in this club does indeed require one to don chain mail and brandish a rubber saber. But consider the perks. One staged spar in front of the Science Center will surely hook you-there's nothing quite like that first "Connecticut Yankee" adrenaline rush. President Alice H. Kao `01 says club membership is tailored to individual interests, noting that "there are different parts of the club. Depending...
Cell phones have taken the world and now America by storm. Suburban moms claim safety issues as they zealously brandish their phones at soccer games, drug dealers have needed phones for a long time, and people who are often on the road need to be in touch with their families and friends. But what do college students need mobile phones...
...sides are poised for a fight. Pro-choice activists never miss a chance to warn their supporters about the risk of further restricting abortion--especially if the Republicans control Congress and Dole lands in the White House. The pro-life army sees the override fight as a chance to brandish pictures of dismembered infants only weeks before the election. "It's all a matter of timing," said a top Dole aide. "As the veto override gets closer, the church and Christian groups will get more involved. It's a sleeping giant...
Oppenheimer said that the group's work is far from over, however. "I think you can look forward to Harvard and Boston at large being shaken to the core by further strategic disruptions and interruptions," he said.CrimsonSusan C. HomeProtesters outside Lowell Lecture Hall brandish signs sarcastically supporting 'the white supremacist views' of George F. Will and Harvey C. Mansfield...