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President-elect David L. Johnston '63 has declared two goals for his term at the helm of Harvard's Board of Overseers--but increasing student input in Harvard's often enigmatic governing process in not one of them...
...Johnston will focus his efforts as president on information technology and on strengthening Harvard's relationship to the international community, he said in a recent phone interview from his office at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec...
Asked about Harvard students' role in the "overseeing" process, Johnston recalled two events he thought were worthwhile: three students presented their senior theses at the April Overseers meeting and, at that same meeting, Johnston and his wife dined with students at Quincy House...
...improve safety in Harvard Yard. With the addition of 39 lights in the vicinity of the Yard, late night walks back from Tommy's or the Science Center will be made a little safer. The eight new security phones, the most obvious of which is located just inside Johnston Gate, will allow students to call for emergency help or just summon the shuttle more easily...
According to Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III and Harvard Yard Manager Muerle Bicknell, the new lights and phones have been installed primarily because of safety concerns, but also because students wanted to be able to contact the shuttle service directly from Johnston Gate. We are pleased with the administration for moving so well on this issue in the Yard; however, the problems of safety are multiple and ongoing. The next step is to look to the River and the Quad and grant key-card access to all the houses for upperclass students so that they can find refuge...