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Students accepted to the Class of 2001 will receive at least one new piece of information in their acceptance packages in April: don't buy halogen floor lamps...
...concerned enough in the Yard that I have told [Harvard Student Agencies (HSA)] and Dickson Brothers that we expect to tell incoming first-year students we do not want halogen floor lamps in first-year dorms," Nathans said in an interview yesterday...
When asked if the FDO decision represents a ban on halogen lighting in the Yard, Nathans would only offer the following response...
...will tell entering students that halogen floor lamps pose a potential fire hazard and that students need to use incandescent or fluorescent lamps in freshman dormitories," she wrote in an e-mail message...
While the administration has eyed the dangers posed by halogen lamps, it should also take into account their luxurious benefits, namely good light at low prices. The administration, however, may have some financial concerns of its own. According to a recent undergraduate study, halogen floor lamps cost the University some $156,000 per year and use up 40 percent of the energy budget. We hope that this financial disincentive will not be the basis for any preemptive halogen ban. Students need light, and the present alternatives to halogens will not suffice...