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...undergraduates having to trek to 20 Garden St. and government students to 53 Church St. Moreover, the Government Department is particularly ill-served by the current arrangement. Twenty of the department's professors are already located in Coolidge Hall, resulting in a division of resources and a geographical barrier, albeit somewhat minor, to communication among government faculty and students...
...started his own label in 1963. Perhaps because his garments are so refined, it is easy to overlook Beene as fashion's pioneer in elevating the everyday. In 1970 he created evening wear out of materials like sweatshirt fabric and denim, an aesthetic later executed far less tastefully, albeit to greater splash, by Gianni Versace. Today Beene often buys shoes for his fashion shows along one of Manhattan's seedier discount shopping blocks. "There are jewels," he enthuses, "everywhere...
Behind the name is access to an outstanding number of resources. Seldom do we have to ask for inter-library loans since Widener contains most everthing. Any periodical we would want is some-where here, albeit scattered among the many libraries. We have rented for ourselves quite a library. Does education simply involve giving us access to vast resources and then expecting us to find...
...hiking boots, N.H.L. jerseys. The gold chains and dangling clocks of the '80s have been replaced with sweaters in bright primary colors with polo embroidered on the front. Jeans are in, but the baggier the better. Ski jackets are pumped up to Michelin Man proportions. Things have got freaky, albeit in a decidedly unfreaky...
...person, Williamson is sweet of nature, mild of manner and decidedly nonviolent. "I'm too squeamish for horror," he says. "I can't handle all the blood." In fact, he really wants to be the next John Hughes, albeit for a far edgier generation than the one that peopled The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink. Williamson's calling card may have been an eye for artful carnage, but his staying power derives from his ear for the voice of the '90s teen, whom he describes as "a very self- aware, pop-culture-referenced individual who grew up next...