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None of Andy Williams' buddies hang out much anymore at the skateboard park near Santana High School in Santee, Calif. "Things are a lot different this year," says Sarah Ormsby, 15, a sophomore. "People still talk about him and the incident, but we're a lot better now. We get in trouble now for stuff we wouldn't have before. There's a closer watch...
...colleagues. (In Greg's lunch club alone, only 3 of 8 survived the attacks.) Nearly 500 condolence cards need answering--some from people who met Greg just briefly in a four-day management seminar in August, one from a grade-school classmate recounting how Greg owned the first skateboard on the block. When she comes up for air, Nicole calls to check on Greg's best friend and colleague Michael Cantatore, so sick with grief and guilt that two weeks ago he had a grand mal seizure. He is 34, and has had to strap a heart monitor...
...maybe it's just a souped-up skateboard, but the elegant blue-and-black StreetCarver boasts a high-tech suspension system, inspired by BMW's 5 Series sedans, that lets riders tilt their boards sharply into curves without losing their center of balance. The 30-in. fiber-glass-and-plywood deck helps absorb shock, while extra-large wheels, mounted on flexible aluminum axles, provide added stability. Air bags not included...
...project attracted Juliana Chow ‘04 to work. Although she’s only been able to attend one meeting (and make a colorfully spray-painted styrofoam skateboard), Chow attributes her interest in the project to a special interest in public art. In fact, Chow is attempting to attract fellow students to work on totally student-run public art in the coming year, possibly snow sculpture in the winter or short, 40-second plays to be staged at the intersection of JFK St. and Massachusetts Ave. during the time for crossing the street...
...George Orwell taught us to beware of the sign on the wall reading: "Obey." It's best to get used to the idea. Way back in 1989, a Rhode Island School of Design graduate named Shepard Fairey started putting obscure stickers on buildings to promote a skateboard gang. They got attention and Fairey, inspired, kept slapping them up as a kind of mass psychology test: What does the average person make of a public sign that is, essentially, meaningless? The posters, stickers and spray-painted designs often bear the image of the late World Wrestling Federation star Andre the Giant...