Word: historicization
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But Princeton sophomore guard Kyle Wente tainted Harvard's historic weekend when his off-balance, last-second shot sliced through the net at the buzzer.
In 1995, the redevelopment of the Read Block--which now houses Pacific Sunware and Abercrombie and Fitch--caused neighborhood outcry, leading to the formation of Kline's organization, Friends of Harvard Square, and prompting the City Council to explore the possibility of creating a Harvard Square Historic District.
Like a conservation district, a historic district gives city appointees certain powers over area development. But while the authority of conservation districts comes out of a city ordinance, historic districts are under the auspices of state statute.
But this pattern makes the task of remedying historic inequalities much more difficult. And many talented female scholars who come to Harvard early in their careers--like Pellegrini--are lost for good when their career prospects become apparent.
Consider for a moment the spreading oaks of the Yard, the carefully ringed elms of House courtyards, the pale beeches lining Memorial Drive. Something in the planned arboreal abundance ties this physical piece of Cambridge together into something more than historic buildings or great minds: a university.