Word: shadowed
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Walking through Sever Quad, it’s hard to believe that earlier in the day the shadow of Widener Library seemed so imposing. The darkness envelopes me as I stroll through the cold toward Leverett, and, for once, the yard is completely quiet, save for footsteps of passersby. Music still plays within my head, but a softer tune, muted by the distance between the present moment and the HRO rehearsal that just ended. The third movement of Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony, with its soaring, romantic violin strains, makes the chilly walk warmer...
Harvard students live in a relatively sheltered bubble. When they encounter crime, it is more likely to be lurid, white-collar embezzlement than gritty, unromantic urban violence. But the streets of Cambridge don’t all fall under the shadow of Harvard’s ivory tower, and students rely on the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) as well as the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) to announce when serious crime happens on or near campus...
From the 12th generation at Harvard to the first-generation at any college at all, living with a legacy means having something to prove. The students profiled in the following pages each came to Harvard with a legacy of sorts: from an older sister’s shadow and a grandfather’s prestige to potential on the basketball court. These are the legacies people bring with them to school, the definitive experiences and personal histories that shape these students’ decision to come here in the first place...
...civic moment. Many architects, however, are concerned about the unintended consequences of this intensive media coverage. If architects are seen merely as a new kind of celebrity, architecture will be just another temporary form of public entertainment. The spectacle will continue while financial interest starts to cast a cynical shadow...
...Chan, too, doesn't want to stop. He has been a Hong Kong icon for ages?his breakthrough film, Snake in Eagle's Shadow, opened 25 years ago next month?but he became a Hollywood star only in 1998. And dammit, he's determined to enjoy the ride, however many bumps he may take...