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...while processing this directive] and the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments." A mouthful, but Ballard has earned every word of it. In 20 novels and 20 story collections over his half-century as a writer, he has created an anti-utopian gulag of ostensibly placid communities - island resorts, luxury apartment towers, high-tech research parks - where civility deteriorates and darkness rises. In Kingdom Come, his latest and perhaps most unsettling work yet, Ballard exposes a particularly nasty cesspool of social pathology: the shopping mall. First, a clarification. Confusingly, Ballard is perhaps best known for Empire...
Separately, Brown is close to offering a joint degree with the Rhode Island School of Design, the Daily Hearld reports. That will undoubtedly be the most liberal liberal-arts education in the country...
When the Harvard women’s soccer team met the University of Rhode Island last year, the match ended in a scoreless draw after a double overtime, 120-minute defensive struggle. Wednesday’s rematch could not have been more different. After several games in which the Crimson (1-7-1) opened play passively, the team stressed the importance of attacking from the start against the Rams. Harvard fulfilled this objective, pressuring Rhode Island (4-6-0) early. “To be honest, the first 15 minutes I thought we were the better team...
Although at-large participants earn no accreditation for the course, they are invited to view lecture tapes and discuss class materials with professors and other students on Berkman Island, a space in Second Life that resembles Harvard Law School. The island is named after the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, of which Professor Nesson is a founder and co-director...
Looking to rebound from last weekend’s Ivy loss to Penn, the Harvard men’s soccer team had its eyes set on snatching a pivotal road win against the University of Rhode Island (URI). Playing at the URI Soccer Complex, the Crimson (5-4-0, 0-1-0 Ivy) tried to regain its composure late in the second half after trailing the hosts 2-0 through efficient and concise play, highlighted by a brilliant display of artistry to cut the lead in half. Unfortunately for Harvard, the equalizer would not come, and the team left...