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...rife with college-aged American casualties, the ivory tower provides thick insulation against the realities of our peers living on the front line. Gunner Palace, Michael Tucker’s new documentary about the war in Iraq, is a potent reminder that most of the soldiers on the front lines could be behind us in line to tap a keg—if only they weren’t in uniform...
...addressed and respected. Planners should contact the House Masters of Mather, Leverett, and Dunster—all of whom had heard little to nothing about the project until last week. The Masters are familiar with the unique issues the new construction will pose to House residents. Leverites in G-Tower with windows facing the site, for instance, are worried about privacy. And all of the East River is worried about noise, especially since it was revealed that construction could start as early as seven in the morning every weekday...
Once completed, the 55-foot tall building will block the view of a significant portion of Tower-dwellers, reduce green space, and change the social dynamic of the entire area. These are faint qualms about such a crucial housing complex, but they have been raised by East River undergrads. Since the case for construction is so strong, there is no reason why the University and the HPAI shouldn’t be able to make a convincing argument to House residents and Masters about the necessity of the new construction. They must do so. Intra-University bad blood is unnecessary...
...done to patch up the cracks in the foundation of our College—some of which may be permanent. But with a sturdier base, and with renewed striving to push the limits of our undergraduate curriculum, we hope that these past two months will leave our Ivory Tower strengthened...
...think of Perowne when you approach the London town house that McEwan shares with Annalena McAfee, his second wife, an arts editor at the Guardian newspaper. Located on a neo-classical square laid out by Robert Adam, it also faces onto the British Telecom Tower, a '60s-era spike. Perowne lives in a house with the same views. And the poignant ramblings of his mother Lily, who suffers from vascular dementia--"I put sap in the clock to make it moist"--are transcribed directly from the speech of McEwan's mother Rose, using notes McEwan took on visits before...