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When it begins snowing, more students will probably take advantage of the increased shuttle-bus service to avoid inclement weather. And with bikes banned in the Yard and a paucity of bike racks in front of buildings like the Barker Center, the shuttle bus is becoming an increasingly attractive option. To cope with increased demands, the University has purchased a new shuttle bus small enough to navigate Cambridge's narrow thorough fares but large enough to accommodate the expected increase in student commuters...
...official. Boasting soporific couches, opulent classrooms and a well-placed coffee nook, the Barker Center is a success. A crafty architect and an $11 billion endowment has moved us into the 21st century without destroying our cultural integrity...
...take a more personal perspective on the problem. Last week, midway through my first section in the Barker Center, I started to think about Alter's column. Did we need this fancy new classroom, with its heavy wooden desks and high-tech security system? What had been so lacking in the seminar rooms in Sever, Emerson, Coolidge, Lowell and Memorial halls, or Lamont Library...
There are certainly several justifications for the Barker Center, such as the legitimate desire to centralize the humanities departments and the reasonable interest in preventing the aging Union from decaying into uselessness...
...couldn't Harvard at least refrain from self-congratulation long enough to question whether this was $25 million well-spent? After all, it's not as if the Barker Center is the last of the renovations...