Word: riley
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...alarm, had it been working, would have alerted the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) if the perpetrator broke in through an alarmed door, according to Francis D. "Bud" Riley, chief of police. At this point in the investigation, Riley said HUPD does not know how the perpetrator entered Byerly Hall...
While protesters awaited Shuldiner's return, Harvard Chief of Police Francis D. "Bud" Riley surveyed the relatively peaceful scene. He said he was pleased with the conduct of the protesters through the day, and said the "intelligent" planning of the rally made it easy for everyone involved...
Interestingly, Riley pointed out that some works, including a colorful Japanese screen depicting a series of rooms from above, use architecture to create conceptual boundaries, separating events that occur in different times, thereby creating a narrative-almost like frames in a comic book...
Throughout Riley's guided tour of the museum, be often paused for commentary on the acquisitive Gardner herself, accommodating her into his dualist scheme. He stressed that she was both a romantic wanderer who longed for emotional connection with art, as well as a scientific archeologist, who strove to understand art. He emphasized that her collection in intended to educate but is simultaneously an expression of her own artistic senses. Although it might appear to exist in pleasing disarray, it was actually thoughtfully and wittily designed...
...Riley's lecture was the first in the Gardner's Eye of the Beholderseries which will continue through June. It will likely be worthwhile to attend other lectures in the series, for even if they are not ground-breaking, they are free for students and allow access to much of the museum, and may, if you're lucky, include a free wine and cheese reception in the Pallazzo...