Word: lamont
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...first woman to make a bequest to Harvard. Professors would teach men in Harvard Yard in the morning, then walk down to Radcliffe Yard for afternoon classes with the women. Women were housed separately and, for fear of what might take place in the stacks, women were barred from Lamont Library until 1967. Whatever friction existed in the literal sense between Harvard men and Radcliffe women before that time, the two institutions were constantly rubbing up against each other as they sorted out just what, exactly, their relationship should...
...Radcliffe’s past, I am grateful to be here at a time when the Dean of the Radcliffe Institute became the first woman to sit on the University Board of Deans, when female undergrads can take for granted their ability to study in Lamont Library, and when the most unlikely of candidates—a man, for goodness sake—is allowed to become a director of the Radcliffe Student Phonathon...
...Quad is away from the center of campus,” says Harris. “Many of us feel that...one could bring a little more vitality to the Quad. Even though people complain about the MAC, the QRAC cannot compare. Hilles cannot compare to Lamont. I would love to see a food/music type place, a jazz coffeehouse in Hilles, to make it a center for student activity, or life...
...must be said that the efforts of the workers who look after Harvard’s lawns are valiant. They mow and water all too vigorously, in fact: the sprinkler system in front of Lamont recently caught me by surprise, nearly giving my companion, Friedrich Nietzsche, a most unwelcome bath. The sorry state of our grass is not imputable to the gardeners, rather, it is the pleasure and speed-seeking students who rob their work of its fruit...
Instead of rearranging Lamont, HCL should focus on extending the hours that Lamont and other libraries are open. According to the Undergraduate Council’s recent estimate, it would only cost around $15,000 per year to keep Lamont open an extra hour on the four high traffic days each week—Sunday through Wednesday. Rather than pursuing seemingly unnecessary projects like moving Gov Docs, HCL should be working to create an efficient Hilles Library with usable study space, a full collection and few staff layoffs. Rather than shelling out funds to buff Widener’s marble...