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...following his rejection, Cheek is now being courted by “big-name” universities such as Princeton, Georgetown, and that other institution down in New Haven—the one with the bad football team.So why did Cheek get left outside the gates of the Ivory Tower? Isn’t an intriguing, sociable, and generous Olympian just the kind of student Byerly Hall looks for?For the purposes of analysis, let’s break down Cheek into three component parts: his fame and intrigue, his kindness and generosity, and his academic and extracurricular value...
...they were done with lunch. We just asked them to leave as a precaution.” Witnesses said there was a considerable amount of smoke billowing from the building, and that a large number of fire trucks showed up at the scene. Emily Edwards, who works at the Tower Records store across from The Red House, said there seemed to be a “ton” of firemen outside the restaurant. “We just looked outside, and the sky was really bright and smoky,” she said. Alex Slack...
...greeted by Ice Falls, a three-story waterfall that uses, yes, collected rainwater to cool and humidify a six-story atrium. And sensors will monitor energy usage and readjust it during off-hours. Foster's latest environmental commitment soars 42 floors up - a shimmering stack of steel diamonds. The tower itself rises out of the original Hearst building, a 1928 Art Deco landmark...
...project ultimately succeeded because we had the good fortune of working with a progressive owner that was determined to advance these principles in New York City," says Foster. "Environmental sustainability is a product of that holistic way of thinking." He's spreading his ethos: Foster's Tower Two at the new World Trade Center will also be green...
...where Franz Kafka rests. The beautifully sculpted tombstones in this 115-year-old graveyard function as a sort of outdoor gallery of 20th century artistic styles. For a great view of the hood (and a nosy peek at residents' backyards), climb the 216-m-high, Soviet rocket?like TV tower to its indoor viewing deck. Crawling up and down the tower's pillars are provocateur Czech artist David Cerny's large black babies - definitely more David Lynch than Merchant Ivory. 1 Mahlerovy sady...