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...metal mesh walkway. A catwalk runs high above one end of the stage which the actors reach by climbing ladders that are occasionally propped against it. Individual scenes are set, in part, by limited furniture, but mostly by an elaborate system of lights that descend from the ceiling??globe lights in two sizes, chandeliers, and normal overhead lighting—in various configurations and heights. This system, designed by D. M. Wood, immediately sets the place, from a grand ballroom to a garden to a monk’s cell. Apart from the retractable lights, intense strobes frequently...
...agreed on the need for more minority representation in editorial and managerial positions.Al Young, a desk editor and writer in the Living and Arts Department of the Boston Globe, said that although more minorities are working as reporters, they now need to “break the glass ceiling?? and find positions where they can decide what stories to cover and who to hire.Young cited the fact that journalism is not viewed as a traditional career for Asians and other minorities as one major roadblock for minority journalists.Young, who calls himself the “Jackie Robinson...
...that putting a woman in the White House is an appealing idea. Having more female senators, House representatives and governors wouldn’t be so bad either. But marketing femininity does not fly in politics. If women are really going to “break through the glass ceiling?? (as we like to say) it will not be by playing the gender card. Women should be elected on their political merit—not their chromosomes. I have no doubt that our first female president will be elected in due time, and when she is, she will...
...ceiling??s really high, plus the window seat is amazing,” says Maya N. Anand ’03 of the Claverly double she shares with Vivian W. Lien ’03. Despite Clavery’s legendary art deco, Grand Hotel ambience, the girls claim their corner room is “totally overlooked” in the housing lottery. The spacious suite boasts two singles for the pair and a sizeable foyer—pronounced the French way, of course. But the jewel of the suite is definitely its huge, semicircular common room...