Word: backgrounding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Inside the museum, pale maple floors, terra-cotta tile and fiber matting create a neutral background for the displays. What saves it from being merely one more ocean of architectural white space is a soaring four-story atrium- lobby, dominated by a magnificent oval staircase that leads to the exhibit levels. "What we wanted," says Smith, "was a simple environment that would be a good backdrop for our exhibits...
...against that grim background last week that Koop, in a dramatic report to the public (see box), warned that AIDS will spread beyond its current high-risk groups into the general population. He called for greater use of the only weapons currently at hand for controlling the AIDS epidemic: education about the disease beginning as early as the third grade and prevention. Koop's report was educational in itself. It was comprehensive and accurate, and its warnings were expressed in sexually explicit language that readers could not fail to understand...
...addition to his pre-med classes, Drew is rowing freshman crew, taking advantage of Harvard's urban setting and, all in all, behaving much like any freshman with a more traditional background...
...underneath, both brothers are quite different from the typical Harvard student. Neither one will mention their unusual background, though, unless you ask them...
Unlike her cohorts, Wright was not always interested in musical success. In fact, despite her punk-rock background, the Quincy House senior majors in Government. "I used to want to go into politics," she laughs, adding that now, "I'd rather be on the road." After graduation, Wright wants to pursue a career in social service, rather than music...