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This past weekend, the Winthrop House Art Studio opened its doors, giving Winthrop students the opportunity to muck around in acrylic paints to their hearts’ content. That Winthrop House has gone this far without such a space is a testament to the serious marginalization of the visual arts at Harvard. It’s time that Harvard acknowledge and address this increasingly apparent issue...
...express themselves visually. Many undergraduates passionately attend openings at the Carpenter Center, or hear Richard Prince lecture on his photographs. Students take advantage of the few well-publicized opportunities available to engage themselves in the visual arts, even if they cannot actually create. The recent opening of the Winthrop House Art Studio, which saw more students than could be accommodated at easels, demonstrates definite untapped interest...
...College needs to make significant changes before the visual arts can be fully accessible to students. Improved art studio space, including funding for materials, and more extracurricular classes would encourage students to find their visual side. The success of the Winthrop Art Studio indicates that interest in the visual arts is surely present; students just need more creative outlets to plug into...
These colored concoctions will add panache to any dorm room décor and debauchery to any dorm room party. The Purple Headed Warrior, regularly served in the Winthrop pad of Jordan W. Webb ‘03, is the perfect way to conclude a night of inebriation. Webb explains: “This drink is a mix of a bunch of things that shouldn’t go together but do. The beauty of it is that it is hugely alcoholic, but it tastes like grape juice...
Phoebe Kosman ’05 is a history and literature concentrator in Winthrop House. Her column appears on alternate Tuesdays...