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...hours if I want to sleep, and I do,” says Baird, who came in fourth in last fall’s challenge. But she isn’t sweating the time crunch. Baird sets off for Chinatown minutes after receiving her theme and the allotted 24 dollars. She heads straight to her favorite fabric store, and deftly navigates the cramped aisles in search of anything dark blue—her signature color. “I tend to use certain shapes and certain colors,” says Baird. “People who?...
...Treasury to report annually on which countries, if any, practice “currency manipulation,” or have exchange rates that give the country an “unfair advantage in international trade” and “result in an accumulation of substantial dollar currency reserves.” According to the recent bills, should a country be identified as a currency manipulator, the U.S. government would then impose punitive antidumping tariffs on imports from the country. In addition, one of the bills stipulates that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) could not approve...
...recycling bins and collects old issues of the New York Times and Fifteen Minutes. Even so, she joins fellow designer Alexandra M. Hays ’09 for a trip to The Garment District later that afternoon, where both begin picking through the massive “dollar-fifty a pound” clothing pile. Mid-treasure hunt, Morton’s model calls for details. “It’s going to be made of newspaper, just to warn you,” Morton cautions with a grin. “It’s a conceptual...
...issue that warrants Faust’s closest attention is Harvard’s expansion across the Charles. Over the next 50 years, Harvard will completely change the neighborhoods of North Allston and Brighton with its multi-billion dollar expansion. Already Harvard has had an enormous effect on the area by deciding not to renew the tenancy of many buildings along the Western Avenue corridor, effectively putting many Allston shops out of business. Most commonly, Harvard takes an “ends justify the means” approach to its practices, arguing that despite a few broken eggs along...
With improved safety and handicap access to the building, the dilemma now is what to do once inside. Currently, the NCT calls itself enriching the theatrical community at Harvard, but just exactly what that means is something Megan refers to as “the million dollar question...