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...those who will follow, it is our duty to promote camaraderie among the students. Remember that the students of 1875 were bucking almost 250 years of “tradition” when they chose to establish a school color. Now crimson is certainly a majestic color, but no hue can by itself effect the desired unity of spirit in our diverse population. The rise of mascots at other colleges around the nation (such as the longhorn of Texas or even the bulldog of Yale) indicates that a lively and visible character representing the school can notably buoy student spirit...
...recent show at the Cooper-Hewitt museum in New York City, Orth exhibited a fabric with a hue that alternates from a nearly monochrome gray to a tricolor gray-red-and-green jacquard. The colors appear when electrodes woven into the cloth generate heat, which in turn causes temperature-sensitive dyes in the cloth to change hue. "Making this fabric is like making an interactive painting," says Orth, who has come full circle since her undergraduate days spent painting on canvas...
...sing the lyrics whiny with their eyes closed.Throughout the venue, people crowded around balconies and box seats anxious to see the most fashionable of the periphery and the show that was sure to grace the pages of the college newspapers from Waltham to Cambridge. The spectacle was lit by hue-changing lights and blinders (reminiscent of a Kiss concert) behind the bandstand. Death Cab took the stage with no memorable flair; their hope for humility was almost respectable.Words to describe the show and the music that followed hardly offer a fair portrait of the evening. The band only struck...
...PHAM THI HUE has become a celebrity in Vietnam. The demure former tailor has appeared on television and on magazine covers, traveled abroad, and started working with the U.N. to help HIV-positive people. "I could never have imagined the things I'm doing now in my life," says Hue, 26. "Just a few years ago, I wanted to die as soon as possible." In Vietnam, those infected are usually silent and shunned. Hue became a defiant exception. After her drug-addict husband infected her, she went public, and set up a support group in her native town...
Curcumin, best known for lending turmeric and curry powder their yellow hue, may also fend off disease, according to a study in Cancer. In lab tests at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, curcumin inhibited the growth of melanoma cells and caused tumor cells to self-destruct...