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...former Sheraton executive was very fire and security-conscious, as hotel management types are won't to be, and had begun to worry about some of Harvard's ancient, arid, accessible buildings...
...slant of his column. Why does he make it seem that Mather 311 is the center of the IRC's "power structure"? Why is it objectionable that our "leaders" are "above all, smooth and in control"? Why are they blamed for dressing well, or for the names of the Sheraton-Boston's conference rooms? Why are they blamed for their home towns? Why does Mr. Lemann extol slickness and worldy wisdom? Why is not cutting corners on quality wrong? Why does Mr. Lemann assume "the bewildering assortment of bureaucratic titles" of our staff is any less meaningful than The Crimson...
...college conference last weekend, certainly, the kind of mentality that led to all the dinners and expenses seemed so closely tied to the mood of the whole conference that what happened appears almost inevitable. The conference is held at what Model U.N. brochures describe as "Boston's elegant Sheraton Hotel," in a succession of conference rooms with names like Exeter, Commonwealth, Hampton and Kent, in the kind of enclosed, unreal atmosphere that big hotels are so good at breeding. Muzak drifts through the halls; imitation classical urns are scattered discreetly in corners: hotel defectives wander around, checking things...
...felt I had to do something, had to contribute more than I did before," he explains. "Also, when I was living in Tel Aviv between the Sheraton and Hilton hotels, it was harder to legitimately express my views on Israeli social problems...
...czars and Caesars, Americans surround themselves with absurdly exalted animals. In a disjointed society and a disquieting world, these anthropomorphized adoptees can be counted on to wag and purr and warble, warming human hearts and hearths until they pass expensively on to await us in the Great Pet Sheraton Upstairs...