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Harvard College Library has been forced to slash millions of dollars from its budget this past year, prompting the unit to reduce its workforce by roughly 100 employees and to consider drastic restructuring and consolidation of operations. The administration announced that the Quad Library would close for the coming year to cut costs this spring, and HCL has worked to centralize technical services and transition to greater use of digital materials as well...
Some democracy activists argue that Saudi rulers could do more, but use religion as an excuse for the slow pace of reform. "The idea is to delay the reforms based on the idea that society wouldn't accept drastic changes," says Mohammad al-Qahtani, a reform advocate and professor at the Saudi Foreign Ministry's diplomatic training institute. Awadh al-Badi, a political scientist at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, says the reason that King Abdullah and the royal family are still cautious on women's rights is that they themselves are products of Saudi culture...
...unusually early first snow fell on Harvard grounds yesterday afternoon, activist William E. McKibben ’82 spoke to an audience of over 150 people in Memorial Church, requesting their help in drawing attention to the drastic effects of climate change...
...improvement on the women’s side proved even more drastic than the team’s male counterpart, as the Crimson rolled to a 12th-place showing after coming in 21st a year ago. Harvard relied on three top-50 runners to start off the scoring, with freshman Sammy Silva joining Richardson and Kuzmuk at the front. Richardson and Kuzmuk hung together throughout the race, finishing 31st and 33rd with times of 21:19.0 and 21:21.5, respectively...
Balaraman is a senior originally from the San Diego area, who despite the drastic change in weather, has established himself as an important part of the water polo team here at Harvard. That said, he doesn’t limit his play to sports. Balaraman and his roommate showed off their philanthropic sides by offering their services as a package deal at Kirkland’s Date Auction last night...