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Looking at Ellison now, sporting hip, rectangular glasses??picked out by his wife, who is finishing her education at the Extension School—and squirming excitedly in his chair in his University Hall office as he talks about his time spent doing research in Syria, one wouldn’t guess that the scholarly administrator once patrolled the streets as a police officer...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Ellison Takes Winding Path to College | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

Most cartoons feature scenery that is a fantastical version of the real world, with extremely bright colors and curvy shapes. Instead, Blue Sky Studios has relied on cooler, deeper colors to contrast their work from Disney’s “rose-colored glasses?? animation. Ice Age succeeded in this degree, but its landscapes were vast expanses of neutrally-colored arctic; Robots’ futuristic mechanical world is visually distracting to the point of nausea...

Author: By Kristina M. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Movie Review: Robots | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...after the break between games Sheth regrouped—found his glasses??and took control of the match, winning the next three games convincingly...

Author: By David H. Stearns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Trinity Cruises Once Again | 2/28/2005 | See Source »

...chemistry concentrator who spoke with FM on the condition that his real name not be revealed—rejection has become a constant source of embarrassment and shame. Sitting in a booth at the Hong Kong Restaurant—his raised bowl of egg drop soup steaming up his glasses??he bitterly recounts his many failures: graduate school admissions, fellowships and consulting jobs...

Author: By William L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: When Success Encounters Failure | 4/8/2004 | See Source »

...entrance to Sisler’s expansive corner office overlooking a quiet, pretty Cambridge neighborhood might be disarmed by his easygoing style. It’s hard to be intimidated by this friendly, unimposing man, about six feet tall and slightly balding, with soft eyes behind round thin-rimmed glasses??until you remember that one word from him can land you a coveted job at a premier university. The walls are lined with the oeuvre of those who have won his favor—one is covered by a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf. It?...

Author: By Stephen M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Kingmaker | 4/3/2003 | See Source »

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