Word: architecturale
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Walk-throughs, doubles and thin walls often eliminate privacy and romance, and can increase the tension of a situation. Though cynical students suggest that the dorm rooms are part of a larger conspiracy to keep Harvard sex-free, the layout of most River House rooms is merely the product of...
Among other issues of importance, crime in Cambridge, and around the Harvard campus in particular, seems to be on the rise. Russell must keep the local police forces vigilant in protecting Cambridge residents and Harvard students. Also significant over the next year will be the architectural renovation of Harvard Square...
"To understand this change you have to accept the premise that this program needs to be implemented and that we can't build new stuff out there," Rudenstine said. "On straight architectural grounds, you would probably not start with the premise that you were going to change it."
In spite of the University's assurances that the renovations are necessary, alumni groups and architectural preservationists have staged a number of demonstrations in recent weeks.
Alumni have accused Harvard of "trashing" the Union and of ignoring its architectural history. One protester chained himself to the Union's gates two weeks ago.