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Have you ever tried to read in the Thompson Room? More formal in feel than Ticknor Lounge, this room on the first floor of the Barker Center is perhaps the most plush and lush location where one can study in the College. I brought my work there a few weeks ago. It was largely that luxury that kept me from getting anything done...
...Thompson Room is large, with a high ceiling. It is cloaked in portraits, and the rug is thick and colorful. Many of the wooden wall panels are carved with the names of famous and familiar alumni—Lowell, Emerson, Longfellow, Adams… There is a towering grandfather clock in one corner, a statue of Kronos in another. Most noticeable is the furniture, which has always reminded me of Dr. Seuss illustrations with its curvy playfulness. The exceedingly comfortable chairs and couches vary in color and shape, but most are rounded and velvety, oddly proportioned and/or large enough...
According to Special Assistant to the President Dennis F. Thompson, Spiegelman will become the first high-level administrator who will work full-time on the planning for Allston...
...Thompson already chairs a faculty committee that has been examining options for the Allston land over the past year...
...move into the critical stages of planning, we have known for some time that we needed one high level administrator who would have full time responsibility for this exciting challenge,” Thompson wrote in an e-mail message. “No one is better qualified for this exciting challenge. It is as if she has been preparing her whole career for just this assignment...