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...December 3 staff editorial, "Carey Cage: Rashly Razed," reflects an unfortunate lack of understanding of the physical planning issues which formed the basis for the University's decision to demolish this building. Contrary to the editorial's title, the decision was far from rash, having been first made and documented more than 25 years ago, and having been carefully considered by University officials at all levels since then...
Although the decision to demolish Carey Cage was a difficult one, it was clearly the choice that best serves the needs of the University and its athletic programs. Carey Cage was taken down to allow for the creation of a major and sorely-needed athletics facility and an important new entry plaza serving the whole of the Soldiers Field athletics complex...
...Commission is comprised of seasoned professionals and business-people experienced in evaluating difficult planning and preservation decisions. After listening to Harvard's campus planning objectives and after making its own evaluation of the merits of the building, the Commission unconditionally granted the University the right to demolish Carey Cage. Harvard then waited two months before actually moving forward with demolition...
Citing the controversial additions to Memorial Hall, the decision to divide the Freshman Union's great space into separate offices and now the decision to demolish the cage, Shand-Tucci said: "History is important to Harvard. Even the crudest person would realize that it's not very good for Harvard to be dumping on its history in this...
...administrators said earlier this month the decision to demolish the cage was not made in haste...