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...ambitious a choreographer of spectacle as D.W. Griffith or Cecil B. DeMille. Leaving behind the rush and grind of the city, opera-goers would be transported up a 100-m terraced plateau, into gilded pleasure domes worthy of Kubla Khan, with cavernous interiors of blue and silver, red and gold, transporting audiences into ecstasy. But when Utzon left the project in 1966, leaving its completion to a committee of local designers, audiences were left without their climax. Halls were swapped, interiors muted and Utzon's iconic shells became, in his own words, "a false thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Shells | 12/14/2004 | See Source »

...officer was sent to Dunster House to take a report of a stolen silver Specialized Hard Rock Pro bicycle valued at $850. The bicycle was located in the basement of Dunster House...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POLICE LOG | 12/10/2004 | See Source »

...learned that this is the inevitable nature of politics, especially in an environment where you hold few bargaining chips. The deans openly agree that the council represents students’ views, so “increased legitimacy” is no panacea for our problems. There is no silver bullet to navigating Harvard’s administrative power structure...

Author: By Matthew W. Mahan, | Title: Beyond the Campaign Rhetoric | 12/8/2004 | See Source »

Many students are justifiably unhappy with life at Harvard. But voting for the ticket that complains the loudest or claims to have found that silver bullet is not the best way to ensure change. Matt Glazer and Clay Capp have an incredible record of going to bat for students with the administration and producing real results for their effort. They are the ticket that balances advocacy expertise with the financial competency we lacked last semester. They have wisely prioritized opening up the council, engaging students through innovative new approaches and uniting the undergraduate community. Based on my experience as president...

Author: By Matthew W. Mahan, | Title: Beyond the Campaign Rhetoric | 12/8/2004 | See Source »

...other day, she stared at it hard before voicing her approval. “Mighty nice,” she said. And I suppose it is. But it also emblematic of my becoming someone I never thought I’d be; I can never hear “Silver Bells” without feeling a twinge of regret...

Author: By Phoebe Kosman, | Title: It's For You | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

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