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Among the many capital projects in which Harvard is presently engaged is the construction of new graduate housing on Cowperthwaite Street adjacent to the Leverett Towers, Dunster House, and Mather Low-rise. This project involves the erection of a six-story building 30 feet east of Leveretts G Tower, virtually eliminating the green space between Cowperthwaite and Grant Streets (known informally as Dog Walk Alley...
...buildings design could have been altered to preserve the now-cherished green space and to expand the pathway by moving the new structure an additional 30 feet away from Leverett. Harvard could have not only improved the project but also demonstrated an earnest commitment toward listening to and valuing the interests of its undergraduates. The opportunity for such reforms having now elapsed, it is even more imperative that the University and community work to mitigate any negative consequences of this building, both during and after construction...
...foreboding about their own proud and beautiful city. Ever since 1906, when a massive earthquake along the San Andreas Fault killed thousands and left an estimated 225,000 people homeless, San Franciscans have lived with the knowledge that one day another cataclysmic temblor will rock the ground beneath their feet, toppling houses and apartment buildings, severing water and power lines and rendering roads and highways impassable...
...don’t quite know what happened to the white population of St. Bernard County—or parish—which is under about 20 feet of water and which is predominantly white,” Stuart says...
...Bartlett, counselor to the President, contends that the public will judge Bush on the future, not the past. "They want to know what happened," he said. "But they're more interested in how we're helping these people get back on their feet." Nonetheless, Bush, whose stump patter often includes a paean to maternal wisdom, is learning the hard way a lesson any mother could have imparted: you have only one chance to make a first impression. --With reporting by Perry Bacon Jr., Timothy J. Burger, Massimo Calabresi, James Carney, Matthew Cooper and Karen Tumulty / Washington...