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...Ilana Rachodes, a Coop employee, estimates the ratio of Harvard to Radcliffe paraphernalia in stock to be in the ballpark of 250 to 3, Radcliffe spokesperson Michael A. Armini counters, "There's this one [Radcliffe shirt] on sale at the Coop with bold red letters. I think it's brilliant in its simplicity." But they're going fast. Rumor has it that pre-frosh stormed the Square last weekend, in search of the one T-shirt that would make them look like their older sister went here. And who knows? One day, these simple vestments may fetch the $345 alumni...

Author: By V. C. Hallett, | Title: COLLECTOR'S ITEM? | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

Secondly, Bechis' list of past "professions" sounds like the resum of many Harvard students. When he enrolls in college he will realize that many students are math whizzes, musicians, athletes, entrepreneurs, and brilliant scholars. We are fortunate to be have such multi-talented peers, but even more fortunate that most of our peers enjoy learning from each other and don't presume to be the "inspiration" for everyone else...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 4/21/1999 | See Source »

Secondly, Bechis' list of past "professions" sounds like the resume of many Harvard students. When he enrolls in college he will realize that many students are math whizzes, musicians, athletes, entrepreneurs, and brilliant scholars. We are fortunate to be have such multi-talented peers, but even more fortunate that most of our peers enjoy learning from each other and don't presume to be the "inspiration" for everyone else...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pompous Pre-Frosh Still Has A Few Things to Learn | 4/21/1999 | See Source »

...ideal of humane efficiency, understood as social responsibility, undergirds all of Foster's work. No living architect has thought more closely about the ecological effects of his buildings. In his brilliant 1991 design for Frankfurt's Commerzbank, the tallest office building in Europe, he brought off the seemingly impossible feat of building a supertower that could use natural ventilation (as against fuel-gobbling air conditioning) during 60% of the year. "Anything that reduces energy consumption and cuts down on greenhouse gases is good news," he says. In his redesign of the Reichstag, the seat of German government in Berlin, Foster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Architecture: Norman Foster: Lifting The Spirit | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...things (like a job handing out flyers on rollerskates) because, hey, they could be "tres cool"; Marie endures awful things (like an affair with a bourgie creep) to confirm her dour view of the world. The stars shared the Best Actress prize at Cannes last year, and both are brilliant. But Bouchez's expressive face lets you speed-read each of a dozen moods in a few seconds. That's innate screen genius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Dreamlife Of Angels | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

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