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Halberstam, who died today in a car crash south of San Francisco at age 73, will be remembered for what he learned post-graduation—in particular, what he learned about the Vietnam War, and what he relayed to the American people through his Pulitzer Prize-winning dispatches for the New York Times. But at The Crimson, he will also be remembered as "a very good college journalist"—unarguably one of the best and the brightest to pass through the paper in its 134-year history...
...stomping grounds on Friday after a 42-year hiatus, speaking to a crowd about his work on a new World Trade Center tower and the importance of fitting a building’s design to its context. Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1993 and taught at the GSD from 1962 to 1965, also emphasized the use of aesthetics that are common across cultures. “Many people are saying globalizations [sic] are killing local cultures, but it seems to me we should not forget universal values,” said Maki, speaking...
...President Jacques Chirac with nearly 18%. This time around, the huge turnout limited the National Front leader to just 11%. The key to the outcome of the runoff will be whom Bayrou and Le Pen voters decide to back - with the electoral weight making the Centrist's supporters the prize...
...prepare for a future but go out dancing well. I mean, it’s almost impossible to do both,” Watts says. She is especially proud of her work with seniors such as Molly M. Altenburg ’07, winner of the Suzanne Farrell dance prize. For Altenburg, and other seniors in Watts’ class, this may be the last opportunity they have to dance at a professional level. Altenburg, who deferred college for a year to study with a professional ballet company, says that staying in top shape and practicing for countless hours daily...
...first caught Oldboy at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Grand Prix du Jury, or second prize. (Only Michael Moore's anti-Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 finished higher, copping the Palme d'Or.) The Jury that year was headed by Quentin Tarantino, and at the closing night ceremony, when Tarantino read out the Oldboy award, he proclaimed that his panel was "delighted" with its choice...