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During the four exuberant years I spent at Harvard at the start of the 1970s, I knew that Allston was there, somewhere, out beyond the football stadium. I just never went there. That seems odd, now that I’ve lived in Allston for nearly 30 years, because it’s actually a very short walk. I frequently visit the libraries, the museums, and the film archive. But from the Allston side Harvard can be a forbidding presence. The fields are fenced, the Harvard Business School turns a cold shoulder toward us, and the river houses are locked...
...Harvard plans to become Allston, the University has claimed it wants to do it right: no more locked gates, no superiority complex, no unilateral decision-making. Harvard, we were told, wants to be our partner in creating an “urban-scaled village,” wants to rejuvenate our commercial center, and enhance our infrastructure. In short, we understood that the University wanted to join with us to build a community...
...current proposal is to have one shuttle make a long loop through Allston and Cambridge and dedicate another undergraduate shuttle to follow a shorter and more direct route from the Allston Houses to Harvard Square during peak morning hours. While this is a good start, it is not enough in itself. In order for the campuses to feel connected, students will need shuttles making frequent, convenient stops all day long. Because the Larz-Andersen Bridge is vehicle accessible and the Weeks Footbridge is not, such a shuttle system will be more feasible if the new Houses are located where...
...Footbridge next to the Business School because it is physically closer to the existing Houses. The combination of a student center, a pedestrian park stretching to the river, and an efficient shuttle system on the site currently occupied by the athletic fields, however, will do more to unite the Allston Houses than mere physical proximity. Harvard should implement all three proposals and locate the Houses in the athletic facilities area...
...think most people are more interested in how to encourage deeper and better learning. Grades are one motivator, but not always the best one.” In addition to answering questions from parents on the Curricular Review, the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, undergraduate attention, and expansion into Allston, Gross highlighted the changes the College has undergone in the time since current juniors matriculated as freshmen. These changes include the development of secondary fields, the delay in concentration choice, and the creation of a peer-advising program and student spaces such as the Lamont Library Café, the Harvard College...