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Fefu is the quirky woman that brings all the women under her roof. Though quirky is a term oft used these days, it seems particularly appropriate to describe a woman who plays a version of Russian roulette with her unseen husband, Phillip: She regularly fires a shotgun at him without knowing whether or not the bullets are real...
...those priorities was the creation of more space for Faculty. To this end, one of Knowles’ most enduring accomplishments was the opening of the Barker Center for the Humanities, which for the first time united different humanities faculty under the same roof. Knowles was also the impetus behind the renovations of Memorial Hall and Boylston Hall, and the creation of Loker Commons. A distinguished scientist himself, Knowles spearheaded a $200 million effort to increase and update Harvard’s laboratory space. These were all important moves toward increasing and effectively utilizing Faculty space...
...consolidated humanities Faculty under one roof in the revamped Barker Center. In the social sciences, he pushed for the creation of an expansive government center, plans for which remain in the works. And in the natural sciences, he sought more laboratory space and initiatives in genomics and other cutting-edge science fields...
...from reading but from excavating the actual sites," Arimitsu says in an interview at the small museum in Kyoto where he works. The Japanese sent scholars to itemize Korea's cultural heritage, the first such effort in Korean history. Colonial officials produced a 15-volume series on everything from roof tiles and temple architecture to porcelain and royal jewelry: it is still the most comprehensive catalog of Korean culture. Arimitsu said looting was rampant but insists that individual researchers like himself had nothing to do with the transfer of antiquities. Still, he concedes, "Once we found something it went...
...Today on the grounds of the Kyoto National Museum stands a rest pavilion, the roof of which is supported by four 2-m-tall stone pillars. Visitors relax or chat on its benches. To Koreans, the torch-shaped pillars are sacred: they once were placed in front of royal tombs to symbolize the King's power. Ten kilometers away, granite sculptures of Korean scholars line a road that leads to the entrance of a tofu restaurant. Two years ago when curator Jang visited, he found the eatery had planted Japanese flags in front of each sculpture. He was incensed...