Word: mbta
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...George Orwell's 1984, the world operates as smoothly as a well-oiled machine under the dictates of Big Brother. Human problems exist, but they are quietly and successfully squelched. To talk to Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) officials, the construction of the extended subway line--due for completion in 1984--is part and parcel of Orwell's perfect world. But beneath the boarded construction loom large problems that even two Big Brothers, Harvard and the MBTA, can't handle...
...conditioners and the double-paned windows that you'll find are just one by-product of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority's (MBTA) half-a-billion-dollar decision to extend the Red Line subway to the northwest...
...everybody is happy with the project. The noise and the dust--which prompted the University to strike a deal with the MBTA for $1 million dollars for soundproofing and other construction activities--have angered may residents, who fear the Square will never look the same...
...nighttime shadows next to the Park St. MBTA station, Roger paces up and down, peering into the dark beyond the yellow edge of the streetlight. He launches into his spiel as someone approaches, voice as quick and confident as the man who sells vegematics on UHF channels. "Spare a quarter, dime, nickel, anything?" he asks; depending on the audience, the end of his pitch differs. If it is an older person, Roger needs a bath, some food, and he surely does. When young people pass, Roger explains with perfect frankness that all he lacks is a few cents...
...ONCE pulsating spirit of rebellion in the Square seems to have vanished now, perhaps into the depths of an MBTA Hades. Unlike Commencement circa 1970, tomorrow's ceremony will probably proceed without visible protest. But look carefully. Look carefully, as one senior after another marches silently into the Tercentary Theater between Widener Library and Memorial Church. They are silent--no riots, no speeches, no alternate ceremonies--but the vast majority are protesting...