Word: caged
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Although this past November will be long remembered in Harvard athletic history for the Crimson's amazing come-from-behind victory over Yale, it was marked by a darker event as well. The 98-year-old Carey Cage, an historic structure long associated with Harvard athletics, was razed. We condemn this action as an affront to Harvard's aesthetic and athletic standards...
...longer. In a decision roundly criticized by architects and historians, athletics department officials authorized the destruction of the Cage. The University's director of comprehensive planning, Harris S. Band, sheepishly justified the destruction by noting that the University "did not come to [the decision] quickly or lightly...
Built in 1897 by Langford Warren (the first dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Design), Carey Cage's eclectic design bridged the styles of architects ranging from H. H. Richardson to Frank Lloyd Wright. As the first steel-frame building on the campus, it stood as a link between the University's 19th-century development and its 20th-century rise to prominence...
Even apart from its aesthetic value, the Cage served important functions for athletes that cannot be matched by existing facilities. Space available for Olympic bench presses, power squatting and power lifting has been cut by more than 60 percent. We agree with point guard Jessica C. Gelman '97 that "this is pretty pathetic for a Division I program...
Athletic director Cleary's memorandum was perfectly, rather than poorly, timed. Since the demolition of Carey Cage, athletes are thinking seriously about the quality of the athletic program and are concerned for the future...