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...their own experiences to the piece." With a smile, she comments that one viewer of the next piece, a tangled-looking work dubbed Exhalation, was quick to pick up on its "definite influence of Dr. Seuss-aesthetic." Several good-sized hollow glass letters dangle between the ceiling and a podium, suspended by clear fishing wire and connected by flesh-colored rubber tubing. The letters spell out a hidden message (sorry, you'll have to see it for yourself), and a small fluttering feather balances precariously at the end of the final letter, thanks to the stream of air being pumped...
...brown, red and gold, President Gregorian took the podium and began in his booming voice with thanks to the whole audience and the greater University. He recalled the days when Brown was made up of three professors and two tutors, exclaiming, "How far we have come! There are now 10,000 people in our community...
Nevertheless, Harvard had a number of strong showings at the meet. Senior diver Kara Miller captured third in the three-meter event, and second in the one-meter, where she missed the top of the podium by less than one point. Both performances earned Miller the First Team All-Ivy honors...
...Part of the solution is to bridge the gap between academics and the community," said law school student Rebeka B. Mammo, who joined Davis on the podium during the question/answer period to extol the virtues of local action...
Even Virginia McCaskey, daughter of Chicago Bears patriarch George Halas, seemed tickled to hand the Halas Trophy over to the Packers after their 30-13 defeat of the Carolina Panthers in the National Football Conference title game. Defensive end Reggie White, the proclaimed Minister of Defense, who turns every podium into a pulpit, said to the congregation, "Green Bay, I hope you're proud of us, because we are proud of you." Quarterback Brett Favre, who has been through a little too much for his 27 years, reminded the flock of a promise he had made. "I remember telling...