Word: colorism
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...equitable, but it will be fair. In other words, you may have to give more resources to special-needs children, which we do in Cambridge, or to minority students. We don’t want to do that at the expense of our high-achieving students of any color, so that takes a lot of very detailed planning to make sure that you don’t sacrifice any one student for the other...
Although Tsim initally has no idea who the film director and Harvard alum is, she is enthused after a quick Google search reveals that Nair is the Bollywood director of the films Monsoon Wedding and Vanity Fair. The signature elegance and bright color palette of Nair’s movies informs Tsim’s 24-hour design...
...concepts simple. With an idea for her “space-age cocktail dress” in mind, she heads out with fellow competitor, Vicky D. Sung ’10, to a fabric store in Boston. Winmil Fabrics is a dingy, unassuming store overflowing with fabrics in every color and texture: from stretch cotton to light chiffon, patterned fleeces to psychedelic prints, faux fur to feather boas, oversized buttons, sturdy zippers, and spools of thread. This is square one for fashion design, a place where three dollars will buy you thirty inches of zipper. “Usually...
...dorm, but it doesn’t have to be. If you want to do something nice, go for it. It’s important to keep an open mind,” Batt says. “Try to keep it really simple, go with one or two color palettes, and get rid of all the clutter...
...hear his sweet voice, saying ‘Hi, Mom!’” Li, Cai’s girlfriend, stood out from the black-clad congregation, choosing to wear a green shirt and jeans because “Peter’s favorite color was green, and he loved when I would wear this green shirt.” Li described seeking out Cai even before meeting him. “I confess that I Facebook-friended him before freshman year because I thought he was cute,” Li said, eliciting laughter from the crowd...