Word: toweritis
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...palatial campus treasure that is the Dunster House dining hall is like being transported to Martha Stewart’s personal test kitchen. The pristine and spacious serving area, complete with mood lighting that makes dining hall cuisine seem gourmet, is sure to make Dunster’s red tower the new romantic destination for every hungry Harvardian. And the food—stir-fried, grilled, baked, fried, and boiled by chefs cooking with pots and pans that seem to be straight from Emeril’s set (if only they could cook the food by yelling...
Among the many capital projects in which Harvard is presently engaged is the construction of new graduate housing on Cowperthwaite Street adjacent to the Leverett Towers, Dunster House, and Mather Low-rise. This project involves the erection of a six-story building 30 feet east of Leveretts G Tower, virtually eliminating the green space between Cowperthwaite and Grant Streets (known informally as Dog Walk Alley...
...green space, and the building was not originally planned to be as tall as six stories. The present plan, however, calls for both. The current scheme poses serious risks to the safety and quality of life of local residents. Due to the narrowness of the proposed alleyway between Leverett Towers and the new building (used by pedestrians night and day), safety must be a paramount concern. Further, one must consider the endangerment of the entire neighborhoods quality of life. There will be a decrease in natural light from the shadow cast by the new dormitory, and Leverett residents will encounter...
Unlike traditional radio, podcasting needs no studio, broadcast tower or hushed quiet. Best of all, there's no Federal Communications Commission regulation. Hosts can say what they like for as long as they like. Profanity works too. The Daily Source Code, although not quite "daily," is taped on the fly with a small recorder and a mike while Curry soaks up the scene wherever he happens to be--sitting in bed with his wife, piloting a helicopter or fixed-wing airplane (he has licenses for both) or taking a midnight stroll...
...contract also made them flush, and that of course has further quickened the collective conscience. Bono has been flabbergasted to read that he and his wife Alison, another Mount Temple grad, live in a seaside castle near Dublin. "It's a little round tower," he laughs. "Three levels, three rooms." Domesticity presents its own problems. Although he, like the rest of the band, cherishes a bit of personal distance and privacy, Bono acknowledges, "My life is just a mess. When I am away, I'm not at home. When I'm home, I'm not at home. I come...