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There are many problems with the cable scheme that would have to be resolved before it could become a reality. Lowell House Master William H. Bossert said also that there is the question of whether every student will be required to purchase cable service. He supports the plan "only if it allows each student to decide whether to subscribe or not on an annual basis...
...thestudents. Dana M. Bush '91, a member of theresidential committee of the UndergraduateCouncil, said the cable proposal was discussedlast year, but there was friction with ContinentalCable over the idea of students cancelling theirservice at the end of each academic year. Thiswould obviously have to be the case if masterslike Bossert are to support the plan. According toBush, the topic hasn't been discussed yet thisyear
...Bossert concedes that limitations exist to the stability principle: "The principle problem is that the assumption of stability means very little flexibility in having some fields grow as dictated by the scholarly needs of academe...
...balance, Bossert says he is more worried that the new academic staffing system may introduce new fields into the curriculum at the expense of more established ones that have contributed to building Harvard's reputation...
...example, Sociology, Biochemistry and Economics are growing fields that Bossert expects to burgeon at the expense of such Harvard departments as Classics and Folklore and Mythology...