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...skyscraper is to die for. Still months from completion, the upper floors are currently enveloped by the usual chaos of construction, but there are glimpses of what will be a spectacular, 360-degree panorama. The outlook to the west is particularly stunning--a sweep down the wide swath of Chang'an Avenue, past the Forbidden City, over roofs and parks all the way to the hazy crests of the Western Hills. It's the best view in China's booming capital, and you would expect one of the country's corporate titans to be taking up residence...
...diverse student body is important to any institution of higher education because it allows students to interact with and learn from fellow students from other cultures and with different life experiences. A number of studies have found that diversity can produce these tangible results. According to Mitchell J. Chang, an associate dean at Loyola Marymount University, and Alexander W. Astin, director of the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, a diverse campus environment “contributes to the student’s academic development, satisfaction with college, level of cultural awareness, and commitment to promoting racial understanding...
...yard freestyle. Wilson fell just one millisecond shy of the winning time, taking second in 52.64, while Slaight finished third. Four different swimmers captured the other four events won by Harvard. Colling led a 1-2-3 finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, followed by senior LeeAnn Chang and Pangilinan in second and third, respectively. Harvard boasted two other sweeps. Senior Noelle Bassi, Morgan, and O’Connor swept the 200-yard butterfly, while Chang, Colling, and freshman Tiffany Bui swept the 200-yard breaststroke. The Crimson’s final win came in the 200-yard individual medley...
...drew laughter from the crowd, but the performance, grounded by Bartosik on piano and Giancarlo Garcia ‘08 on clarinet, was actually quite good. The evening ended with Bernstein’s “Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano,” with Jennifer D. Chang ‘09 on violin, Mimi Yu ‘08 on cello, and Amy T. Wu ‘09 on piano. The trio played through the various and often difficult sections with poise—Yu in particular flowed from subtle bowed lines to percussive phrases with...
...Still a year from completion, the upper floors are a mess of flapping safety nets and tangled steel wires, but there are glimpses of what will be a spectacular, 360-degree panorama. The outlook to the west is particularly stunning?a sweep down the wide swath of Chang'an Avenue, past the Forbidden City over roofs and parks all the way out to the hazy crests of the Western Hills. It's the best view in China's booming capital, and you'd expect one of the country's corporate titans to be taking up residence on the top floors...