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...foyer's slanted mosaic pillars and silver leaflike lights are a metaphor for the trees under which Africans traditionally resolve legal disputes. In the sunken courtroom, a ribbon of glass at street level ensures that justice is always visible to those it should protect. And dividing this potent symbol of equality from the relics of apartheid are the Great African Steps, built with 150,000 bricks from the demolished cellblock. Rarely does the phrase "out of darkness comes light" have so much resonance. constitutionhill.org.za
...formal dining rooms. They also do not need 50-foot high Palladian windows, unless they are conducting church services in their great room on Sundays instead of watching football on a 70-inch plasma TV. And are cathedral ceilings really necessary—especially when they extend to a foyer big enough to hold the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree? Unless these people are having foreign leaders and royalty over to barbecue on their deck, they could probably cut the disgusting opulence down...
...it’s less of a library. Last October, Lamont began keeping its doors open 24 hours a day, five days a week. UC politicos celebrated Lamont’s 24/5 premiere by throwing a Finale and Felipe’s catered powwow in the library foyer. The fête turned into a mob scene as students trampled each other to snatch up lukewarm burritos and chocolate chip cookies. Even HUPD made an appearance to calm the masses. Clusters of tourists snapped on in amazement. Eventually, everyone returned to their carrels and resumed studying. As a result of Lamont...
...editors: Reasonable people can differ about whether the so-called “foyer of Sanders Theater” truly has “lackluster ambience,” as stated in a recent Crimson article (“Is the New Fly-by Taking Off?” news, October 4, 2006). For many other visitors since 1874, the Memorial Hall transept has been a place of moving beauty. What is unarguable is that it was never meant to be a fast-food eatery. It was and is Harvard’s memorial to the 136 Harvard affiliates...
...Sanders Theatre. Since the beginning of the school year, Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) has catered to students’ need for gustatory speed by transferring its popular “Fly-by” meal service from Loker Commons—currently under construction—to the foyer of Sanders Theatre. But with its change in location, HUDS’ fast-paced food service faces criticism from upperclassmen. Although many say they still appreciate Fly-by’s convenient location, they dislike the locale’s lackluster ambiance and limited seating capacity. Sometimes called...