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...schools is not unusual, but their decision to shut down rather than slim down is. Making do has become the working philosophy of American education. After a long recession and an even longer era of citizen tax revolts, schools around the country are rebinding old textbooks, letting ceiling plaster crumble, cutting out art and sports programs or closing down for days at a time. All the while, parents and educators are wondering which cuts are tolerable, which fatal. Is it O.K. to use outdated history books? How badly outdated? What if there aren't even enough books to provide each...
Inside, the club has a bizarre kind of postmodern juke joint vibe, complete with Southern primitivist folk art and a portrait of Tigrett's Afro-coifed guru, Sai Baba, beaming angelically from above the stage. The ceiling is paneled with the faces of Blues legends carved in relief, their plaster countenances staring placidly down at this whole scene. Boston Phoenix writer and Crimson alum Gary Susman '89 quips, "You almost expect them to start singing, like in the 'Disney Hall of Presidents.'" Tonight, there's also a video camera on the ceiling to collect footage for the upcoming House...
...works are composed of a variety of media, ranging from feathers and tinted plaster to metal...
Norberg also created a postcard which the Cambridge Arts Council sent to 2,000 residents yesterday to raise awareness of the disease. The card has a photo of "fossilized condoms" preserved in tinted plaster castings designed specifically for the Arts Council...
...addition, new stairways and hardwood floors will be installed and workers will improve the building'splumbing, heating, wiring, plaster and paint, hesaid...