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...could both pick one historical period to be either writing or criticizing in, it would be?CM: 1890—1930. There was a huge amount going on. There was the rise of modernism and the excitement. They had a sense of the urgency of their project; I think we live in a time in which there is a sense of irrelevance sometimes.JW: Either that period or the ’40s and ’50s. But even by that time there is already a slide in the excitement I think. The academy is beginning to take over criticism...
...This narrative seems to contextualize the discussion surrounding today’s renovations to the House system well. The $1 billion, 15-year project has been in the works for almost two years. Despite recent reassurances about commitment to House renewal from University Hall, University President Drew Faust questioned expanding the House system in December, when she challenged the desire for and affordability of new Houses in Allston. The endowment’s 30-percent drop over the past fiscal year certainly could not have been far from mind...
...residents at risk for mold, mildew and pest problems, which could trigger asthma and other respiratory problems, he said. “It is a difficult issue,” Seidel said, explaining that the Council would have limited influence in the matter. “Although the project has serious implications for Cambridge, it is fundamentally a Belmont decision.” Councilor Craig A. Kelley proposed two amendments to the resolution in an effort to secure some Cambridge input in the matter. He requested a joint meeting of the Cambridge and Belmont Conservation Committees—which will...
...consulate will serve as the client for four groups of students—up from just one last year—in the Masters in Public Policy program at the school as the students work on their Policy Analysis Exercise, a two semester project that marks the capstone of their studies...
...first project under the partnership—looking at the use of language by political leaders—was presented to Prime Minister Gordon Brown on his visit to the Kennedy School last year...