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...need] parties in large open areas, like inHarvard Yard in a huge tent or in the MAC Quad,"says Redmond. "That's part of the problem--that wehave all of these parties marginalized in studentrooms...
Science fiction is a fun-house mirror for a society warped by raging technological advance. Science fiction doesn't want or need to make much sense. It seeks astonishment, terror, wonder, ecstasy and dread. It is spectacular and mythic, an oxygen tent for society's daydreams. Science fiction cordially ignores many vital technologies, such as, say, garbage recycling. Recycling is hugely important, but it has zero science-fictional thrill...
Among the House's most treasured events is the annual spring formal--known as the Fete--at which House residents and their guests swing dance under a tent in the courtyard, enjoying chocolate-dipped strawberries and champagne when the live band takes a break. Co-Master Kristine Forsgard's famed cheesecake is a must at House functions, and everyone will soon lunch in extra splendor when the dining hall gets its scheduled facelift...
...Among the House's most treasured events is the annual spring formal--known as the Fete--at which House residents and their guests swing dance under a tent in the courtyard, enjoying chocolate-dipped strawberries and champagne when the live band takes a break. Those with a sweet tooth will enjoy co-Master Kristine Forsgard's famed cheesecake at House functions, and everyone will soon lunch in extra splendor when the dining hall gets its scheduled facelift...
Given the killers' barbarism, it is remarkable that more trekkers were not slain. Elizabeth Garland, 29, an anthropology student at the University of Chicago, remembered to turn off her wristwatch alarm while she lay fear-stricken in her tent; the raiders never found her. Another American, Linda Adams, 53, walked a mile toward a certain death with the other captives, then feigned an asthma attack and was let go. Deanja Walther, 26, a Swiss flight attendant who speaks French, stayed with the English-speaking hostages even though the Hutus let the French-speaking tourists remain at the camp. Walther...