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Zachary A Corker ’04 came before the Cambridge Licensing Commission again, more than a year and a half after organizing the 2003 Mather Lather party that got out of control and led to a 1 a.m. cap on parties. Recently named the Special Assistant to the Dean for Social Planning, Corker joined administrators in pleading with the Commission to push party hours back...
...expanded into a broader “social committee” that would include representatives from House Committees (HoCo), student groups such as H-Club and Crimson Key and University Hall’s special assistant to the dean for social programming, a post currently occupied by Zachary A. Corker...
...College is thankfully taking steps to recruit new voices to speak on behalf of the student body. Following the year-long tenure of Zachary A. Corker ’04 as assistant to the dean for special programming, the College is creating the Harvard College Fellowship for Campus Life—a one-year position available only to graduating seniors. The new fellowship will resemble Corker’s role—an attempt to build an effective bridge between students and the administration to improve Harvard’s oft-bemoaned social life...
According to Harvard’s employment website, prospective employees will be charged with “[broadening] the range of social activities offered to students and provid[ing] logistical support and advice on funding and procedures.” And while Corker has been effective in this capacity—he was, after all, integral in Harvard-Yale tailgate negotiations and the recent first-ever dodge ball tournament—it is likely that much of the position’s success stems from the personality who inhabited it rather than the clear objectives that defined it. After...
...sure, most any recent graduate—like Corker—will have a more relevant perspective on student concerns than his or her antiquated administrative counterparts; but to be an effective position, the College needs to attract the rare student like Corker to apply. Under the current provisions, however, we worry that the College will not attract the most talented and student-sympathetic graduates. First, while the new fellowship will provide its prospective employee with full benefits and a “competitive salary,” the College will not be providing the recent graduate with housing, which...