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...There is some concern among some members of the faculty—an unfounded claim in the view of others—that perhaps Minow is too affable and unwilling to say ‘no,’ a potential obstacle when having to make cuts to the budget, a process that will entail denying some programs and not others, says one faculty member...
...These reductions have been the product of planning for increasingly large budget cuts in the Houses. Earlier this semester, the College administration asked House Masters to model a one-percent budget cut as an exercise. But as the fiscal climate worsened, the exercise became more of a reality...
...April, the administration was asking House Masters to submit budgets to accommodate a 25-percent reduction, which led both House administrators and students to voice concern over slashing a quarter of an already sparse budget...
...were not willing to accept the consequences of a 25-percent cut,” says Adams House Master John G. “Sean” Palfrey ’67, who added that his most recent budget submission modeled a cut between 15 and 20 percent. “Just as the Dean has categories that absolutely cannot be touched, we are in the same situation. But the Houses have much less flexibility...
...Over the course of last semester, the Houses have felt the impact of budget trimming in five main areas: the Senior Common Room, House libraries, shuttle services, hot breakfast, and House staff...