Word: brunt
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...It’s too early to tell—to complain or endorse,” says Pecci.Some faculty question how some of the larger initiatives will even be implemented, considering the University’s dwindling financial resources.Bergmann, whose dance curricular programs have fortunately been spared the brunt of the widespread budget cuts, questions the feasibility of implementing the recommendations in the current economic climate.Stating that she has yet to see any progress on the major initiatives—such as creating a new concentration for the dramatic arts in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences?...
...serene kind of quality and beautifully done.”MEMORIAL HALLMemorial Hall, completed in 1878, was meant to serve as a memorial to Harvard alumni who had died on the Union side of the Civil War. Mem Hall, as it is often called, was designed by Henry Van Brunt, class of 1854, and William Robert Ware, class of 1852. The two architects were chosen to design the building after winning an architectural contest sponsored by the University. The Building, which resembles a basilican church, was designed in the shape of a cross.For more information, check...
...serene kind of quality and beautifully done.”Memorial HallMemorial Hall, completed in 1878, was meant to serve as a memorial to Harvard alumni who had died on the Union side of the Civil War. Mem Hall, as it is often called, was designed by Henry Van Brunt, class of 1854, and William Robert Ware, class of 1852. The two architects were chosen to design the building after winning an architectural contest sponsored by the University. The Building, which resembles a basilican church, was designed in the shape of a cross.For more information, check...
...quixotic, being a peace activist in Sderot, an Israeli town that has borne the brunt of rocket attacks from Gaza. When Israeli air strikes on Gaza began last month, hundreds of people from Sderot swarmed to a vantage point known as Horseman's Hill to watch the fiery spectacle and cheer. Nomika Zion was not among them. "I listened to one of my neighbors telling Israeli TV that the sound of the bombing was like a symphony, that he's never heard such powerful music before," she says. "And I was thinking, How many people are dying because of that...
...where they'll face suicide-bombers, snipers, roadside explosives and any number of other gruesome tricks - all of it in alleys and buildings swarming with fearful Palestinian families. On the Israeli side, reservists - who make up more than 5% of the Israeli fighting force - will bear part of the brunt. In one Fire Mountain unit, there's a gardener, a lawyer, an ad exec, an electrical engineer and a redheaded Israeli-American actor from Beverley Hills named Gregory Ross. "I'm so not into thrill seeking," says Ross. "But I'm here to protect my people...