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...decision to found a discussion group stems from a protest last spring when members of the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC) attempted to blockade two of three doors to an auditorium where a South African diplomat was speaking. The Harvard Police broke through the blockade and escorted the diplomat from the room...
When these two teams opened their seasons almost four months ago in Cambridge, the Crimson triumphed easily, 5-2. The Bruins were a bit more pesky in the squads' mid-December contest at Meehan Auditorium, but Harvard again prevailed...
...Costa, said that the decision to bar outside media from the event was reached in consultation between the student sponsors of the event and the University. He added that, because the event had been restricted to members of the Harvard community, only reporters with University identification could enter the auditorium...
When Carnegie Hall reopened in December after a 30-week, $50 million renovation that saw the historic auditorium restored from floorboards to rafters, everyone agreed it looked beautiful. There was a new maple stage, a new floor and new plush red seats. The masonry walls, 4 ft. thick, were replastered and their gold detailings redone. Gone was the dowdy curtain that hung above the stage, obscuring a hole punched in the ceiling 40 years earlier and never repaired. Even the ushers sported handsome black-and-red uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren...
...contrary to myth, the old auditorium's sound was not perfect. During the 1946 filming of the movie Carnegie Hall, the ceiling above the stage was ripped open to accommodate ventilation and lights. The hole was masked by canvas panels and curtains, which may actually have enhanced the hall's warmth by soaking up excessive high frequencies. But the first dozen or so rows lay in a dead spot, and an unsettling echo off the back walls was noticeable in loud, brassy passages. Despite its reputation, Carnegie was not quite as good as Boston's jewel and the Grosser Musikvereinsaal...