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...It’s not something we like to have to do, but we have an obligation to ensure that our buildings are safe and well-maintained,” said Thomas A. Dingman ’67, associate dean of the College...
...Harvard. Proposals to build a student center of some kind threaten the Houses’ status as the center of student life. There is a difference of opinion on both the need for and probability of a student center getting built. While Associate Dean of the College Thomas A. Dingman ’67 calls the idea “unlikely,” Fernandez sees it as necessary. “It’s important as kind of a crossroads and intersection where students can interact on a day-to-day basis,” she explains. After...
...Over the past few years, Harvard has seen its number of clubs skyrocket. Students coming from varying ends of the spectrum, from proud Texans to juggling enthusiasts to community service devotees, have taken the initiative and formed their own organizations, sometimes with little more than a handful of members. Dingman points out that splintering has occurred among cultural and performing clubs. “We keep getting more and more Balkanized,” he says. There are many more choices for students but the plethora of groups also serves to separate students. “The question...
Some wouldn’t mind seeing the final clubs disappear altogether. Dingman admits he is “very uncomfortable with the current situation.” He explains that the women have nothing comparable to men’s final clubs and—with the sheer cost of physical space—it’s unrealistic to think they could every create something equivalent to the male clubs. Not to mention, Dingman adds, that “final clubs are very expensive [to join] and perpetuate a sense of elitism.” He lightly suggests...
...Dingman said one reason to be optimistic that the new hours will not endanger students is the success of 24-hour UKA in Quincy House, while Lewis added that late-night universal access works at Yale...