Word: calder
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Alexander Calder, renowned for his kinetic sculpture, had his piece "Mobile" temporarily installed in the fifth floor atrium of the Healey Library. The lyric piece was loaned to UMass by the Fleet Financial Corporation before being sold a year later. The last series of installations is a group of 10 fantasy coffins from Ghana, on loan from the west Los Angeles gallery of Ernie Wolfe (Tucker's college roommate.) The coffins are an integral part of burial rites practiced by the Ga and other coastal Ghana communities...
...Harold Rose, who bred, owns and trains hopeful Hal's Hope, recovered from a stroke last year and has gotten a wild ride he probably doesn't need from this colt. Hal's Hope is hot-and-cold--it took him three tries to break his maiden at Calder Race Course before he did it at six and one-half furlongs at a healthy 16-1 price. But the horse has two quality stakes wins in the Holy Bull and the Florida Derby. In last month's Blue Grass Stakes, Hal's Hope ran just off the pace for five...
Aside from its physical charm and feeling of community, the Mather House dining hall makes undergraduates feel at home through the antics of the House's youngest residents. Calder Jones and Katie Bodner both live with their resident tutor parents and spend time playing in the dining hall...