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...painful. However, a number of the small cuts—notably the significant reductions in Harvard’s shuttle service to the Radcliffe Quadrangle and the layoffs of House-based administrative staff—would save only a small amount of money while having a disproportionately negative impact on the lives of many undergraduates...
...There is no doubt that there must be layoffs among the administrative staff who support students and faculty, and FAS leaders ought to be applauded for making real reductions. But not all cuts are equal, and FAS should focus on those that have the least impact on students and faculty. A logical way to go about making cuts is to scale back the most recent growth, a principle that would mean reductions in offices like advising, communications, finance, and the divisional deans. While these cuts might not be enough to stave off steps like reducing the shuttle schedule and laying...
...inconvenient impact of recent cuts to Quad services is only compounded by a general shortage of concern for the needs of student residents. For years, students’ objections to the erratic shuttle schedule have been ignored, and the same dismissive attitude is awarded to Quad faculty. Upon release of the recent budget cuts, all Quad resident deans and House masters expressed extreme dissatisfaction at not having even been consulted. So great is the lack of consideration awarded Quad concerns that during town-hall meetings, administration officials professed unawareness of the ineffectuality of the escort and van service and even...
...reality, and we understand that the Quad must be affected; in an economic climate like this, we all must make sacrifices. As the university cuts back, however, it must ensure that options are in place to provide each undergraduate with a relatively equivalent experience. The budget cuts should impact the university as a whole, and, if aspects of Quad life—such as the shuttle—must be compromised, then adequate substitutes responsive to student need must be provided. If Quad students must be subjected to “separate but equal” rhetoric, then Harvard must...
...point between “Scan and Deliver Service” and “Telecommunications Management” on a list of “cost saving measures.” While it may seem as though only a portion of students are affected by this cut, the impact on the lives of Quad residents is significant enough to warrant the attention of the Harvard community. This is not an issue of convenience; this is an issue of safety...