Word: formalisms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...packets are a project of the HCL's communications office, brought to life largely by Beth Brainard, the office's communications director. A formal, informational packet explaining all of the library system's components and available resources has never been composed (the system consists mainly of 11 libraries with a plethora of resources), and the communications office thought it would be a good idea to gather all important library information such as phone numbers and access policies into one packet because the library is such a "crucial part of Harvard education." Brainard uses the "common" misconception that "the Theater Library...
...started at last year's fall quad Formal. When representatives from the three houses planned the dance, they agreed to split the costs evenly--and they didn't make any provisions for dividing up the profits. According to Brandon Jones '00, the current Cabot House Committee co-chair, his was the only House that put together an adequate publicity blitz. Since they brought in more of the ticket sales (and took greater advantage of the open bar), Cabot residents wanted a larger percentage of the profits. Without a contract to back them up, the Currier and Pforzheimer representatives reluctantly obliged...
...This year, however, PfoHo and Currier joined forces and presented their larger Quad rival with "an ultimatum," in the words of Pforzheimer HoCo Chair Manuel A. Garcia '00, to "either have a fairer system, or we're going to have our own formal." Adds Currier House Committee chair Daniel L. Cendan '00, also a Crimson editor, "Our offer was equal in, equal out." Jones and Melissa Mueller '00, the other Cabot co-chair, brought the proposal back to their House masters and senior tutor, and, Jones claims, with an understanding that Currier and PfoHo "couldn't guarantee...
...This year's dance, say Cendan and Garcia, will be known as "The Best of the Quad" Formal. Residents of all three houses downplay the effects this move will have on Quad relations. Cendan and Garcia are already planning more Quad-wide events and would be happy to include Cabot--but only with three-way divisions of work and profit. And, according to Jones, "[This year's situation] doesn't preclude future chances of having a Quad formal...
...armed with nearly complete architectural plans, Harvard officials are about to begin seeking formal community approval for Knafel...