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...representative of their spare geometry; it has an aerial outline of a triangular segment cut out of a circle. On two sides the exterior follows that contour, but on the third, the exterior wall curves inwards to create a fluid curve out of an originally straight line. As vehicles enter the terminal, they follow a twisted path around a static circle spoked by bus bays for arrivals and departures. As a result, the building possesses a dynamic interface between the passengers and their transport. This subtle bending of rigid shapes lends their models a palpable warmth, as realized in their...
Lest you misinterpret my words as undue skepticism, I truly esteem my profession. However, no one should enter an academic career without intensive inquiry and self-reflection. Before you serve 5 to 10 years in a minimum-security graduate school, decide whether you actually love reading exhaustively in one area and writing academic monographs for an audience of 27, or whether your real love is sharing your excitement about ideas, or whether you simply love the experience of being a student. If you’re in category two, consider the very worthy profession of high school teaching. If you?...
...fair—and to leave you with one last piece of advice—I urge the same kind of reflection before you embark on any career path. Many people wander into life-long commitments without considering the likely effects on their happiness. If you enter a profession such as, say, corporate law simply because you’re good at reading, writing and arguing, and would like a big paycheck, and don’t know what else to do with yourself, don’t be surprised when the main accomplishment of your lawyerly efficiency...
...increase the number of unsuccessful or indifferent theses.” The most common advice given to potential thesis writers is only to write if they are truly engaged and interested by the topic; it would be folly to force rising first-years to choose whether or not to enter a thesis-writing concentration so early in their college careers...
Gibson also led Crimson sweeps in the shot put and the discus, with throws of 12.64 meters and 40.72 meters, respectively. Even though Yale didn’t enter a competitor in the discus, Harvard’s throwers still had to compete with a steady rain that fell during the event...