Word: hardwoods
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...furnishings are self-consciously expensive and up-to-date, from quietly ornate hardwood desks to glass-backed carrels with individual modem access. The library even boasts the requisite huge, unattractive art installations of the kind found chiefly in modern civic buildings. And it's crammed with helpful amenities, including a top-floor exhibition gallery, a roof terrace, an auditorium, an "educational guidance center" and a cafe...
...solidarity that the River Houses have lacked since randomization took hold in 1995. Harvard students used to pick their upperclass digs, and each House attracted a different personality (artsy, athletic, elitist). Now, Houses are little more than ordinary dorms, albeit remarkably nice ones, most with amenities like fireplaces and hardwood floors that other colleges only dream...
...most students who visit the library don't bother with the books. They haul their laptops to the hall's hardwood tables, or settle into ample couches for a study session underneath the golden glow of focused lights until closing time at 1 a.m (7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays...
...were expecting. After being diagnosed on Dec. 9 with a detached retina, the 6'6 junior underwent what was believed at the time to be a season-ending eye surgery. But that all changed on Feb. 1 when Clemente's doctor permitted him to return to the hardwood...
...best rooms for $100 a night. Guess what? It didn't have a website. I took my chances based on a good review, a great location and a bargain price. It wasn't a log cabin, and it was miles from the woods, but there were lace curtains, a hardwood floor and a quilt on the bed. With the ocean outside our window and a fireplace in the room, my New Year's Eve was just as cozy as I dreamed it would...