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Once a student group has reserved Sanders for a performance, a difficult process in itself, it must deal with the rapacious policies of Harvard Real Estate (HRE), which rents performance space to student groups at very high rates. For an a capella concert, a one-night affair, it is affordable to rent Sanders, since the unique atmosphere justifies the large expense. However, renting Sanders for a play or concert is impratical, for over the course of a several-night run, there is very little hope of breaking even. It is a shame that a space with as much history...
...heart of the issue lies HRE, which controls the use of Sanders, as well as many other facilities on campus. HRE rents Sanders to many organizations with no connection to Harvard whose budgets are far beyond those of student organizations. No special consideration is given to student organizations, despite the fact that Sanders is one of only two large performance halls open to undergraduates...
Instead it would seem that HRE is solely concerned with filling Harvard's already brimming coffers at the expense of students whose interests they are supposed to be serving. Stephen Fleming '93 Lesley Weaver...
...Stanford policy mirrors a Harvard Real Estate (HRE) decision made last year, which entitled gay and lesbian couples to the same housing rights as married students...
William C. Georges, the assistant director of Stanford Housing, said the HRE policy did not influence Stanford's decision...