Word: lamonte
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lamont is very useful to the student who is writing a paper and needs material. It is also convenient for those who prefer to read in quiet places. There are apparently very few diversions besides etching a trite Confucian saying or perverse message into the wooden tables...
...libraries on campus, it is Lamont which is most conducive to studying. Lamont is a no-nonsense, no frills library. There are but a handful of cushy chairs; only the most minimal carpeting is used. Lamont is built from concrete and starkly adorned with linoleum floors and metal bookcases. It's a utilitarian box which has the slogan "Glue your butt to the chair" etched into its walls. Lamont provides students with the serious study space which undergraduates welcome as their necessary refuge...
...Lamont closes at 12:45 in the morning and doesn't reopen until 8:45. On Friday and Saturday evenings, Lamont closes at 9:45 at night and on Sunday doesn't open until noon. Why does Lamont close? Why doesn't a resource which is so valuable to students remain open 24 hours per day, seven days per week...
...some simple calculations, we can see that the marginal cost of keeping the library running is minimal. First off, Harvard runs its own energy plant, so that cost is down to zero. Second, Harvard only needs to maintain two students and one adult to keep Lamont open...
...hour, figures which are safely on the high side. If we increase wages to $10 and $17.50, respectively, for work during the grave-yard shift, there is an hourly burden of $37.50. This amounts to a weekly cost of roughly $2,600 for the additional hours needed to keep Lamont open 24-7. The whole college year can be had for less than...